Rochester - NY housing market
The Rochester metro has a typical home value of $286,834, up 4.9% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 9 days on market, a strong seller's market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Rochester housing market, October 2026
The typical Rochester home is worth $286,834 as of August 2026, up 0.4% from the prior month, up 1.3% over three months, and up 4.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $265,044 to $286,834.
Homes are going pending in about 9 days, slower than the 8 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 2,006 homes for sale, 6% more than a year ago. 14.9% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 9.2% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,536 a month, up 2.9% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.6.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($57,367), the typical Rochester home costs about $1,947 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $83,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($286,834) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Rochester - NY metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 4.9% over the past year. In Rochester - NY, that means a home worth $273,436 last year is now worth roughly $286,834.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $285,760. Homes are selling at 117.6% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in Rochester - NY sit on the market for roughly 9 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 14.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 1,147 new listings hit the market each month in Rochester - NY. There are currently 2,006 homes for sale, up 5.9% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Rochester - NY is $1,536, up 2.9% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.6x, toss-up (#132 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,589 a month in principal and interest, $53 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.06% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in NY
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York - NY | $735,075 | +4.7% | 30.0d |
| Buffalo - NY | $291,683 | +4.1% | 11.0d |
| Albany - NY | $375,358 | +5.3% | 8.0d |
| Syracuse - NY | $270,832 | +6.7% | 8.0d |
| Utica - NY | $233,378 | +6.8% | 17.0d |
| Binghamton - NY | $204,127 | +6.7% | 13.0d |