Rochester, New York housing market: home prices and forecast
Rochester, New York home prices: according to Zillow Home Value Index figures, a typical home here reached $240,168 in September 2026, up 4.7% from a year earlier, and no month on record was higher.
- Value of a typical home
- $240,168September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Up 4.7% compared with September 2025.
Rochester, New York home prices since 2000
Steel marks Rochester, New York; grey marks the United States. The typical Rochester, New York home climbed from $210,425 up to $240,168 since January 2024, a change of ×1.14, while the US moved ×1.03 over those months.
Median home price by year in Rochester, New York
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; the 2026 figure shows the latest month.
| Year | Rochester, New York | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $218,481 | $359,751 | |
| 2025 | $228,761 | +4.7% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $240,168 | +4.7% | $366,157 |
Current value of Rochester, New York homes bought in any year
An index-based estimate of a typical home; it is not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is from September 2026. Other options: home appreciation calculator.
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Housing market forecast for Rochester, New York
For the Rochester, NY metro, Zillow's forecast shows +4.2% across 12 months beginning September 2026 and +1.9% across the next three months. That forecast applied to Rochester, New York's typical home value of $240,168 would put the figure near $250,300 a year on.
Zillow's central estimate for the metro is restated here; no forecast of its own is published on the site. A forecast over 12 months like this has typically landed several percentage points from the realised change, either above or below. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts sit in one table: housing market forecast.
Crash risk score for the Rochester, New York housing market
22 out of 100, which counts as moderate
For Rochester, New York, the score ranks the city against 292 cities based on five conditions that ran high before earlier price declines. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 after comparison with the other cities. All five scores carry equal weight in the average. Current conditions are what it describes, not future crash predictions.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −45.0% | 4 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −8.1% | 25 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 13.8 | 17 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 5.1 | 57 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +4.7% | 8 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Learn how the inputs receive their scores: scoring method. See all 292 ranked cities: crash risk rankings.
Rochester, New York inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Rochester, NY metro listed 1,198 homes for sale. This was +5.7% compared with the previous year and −45.0% compared with the same month in 2019. The median selling time for a listing was 34 days (down 8.1% from 2019), and 5.9% of listings received a price cut.
| Rochester, NY metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,198 | +5.7% |
| New listings | 1,166 | |
| Median days on market | 34 | −4.3% |
| Median list price | $298,350 | +4.7% |
| Share with a price cut | 5.9% |
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Living costs in Rochester, New York
Zillow Observed Rent Index figures put typical asking rents in Rochester, New York at $1,454 a month, up 3.5% on a year. A typical home is priced at 13.8 years of that rent. With a median household income of $46,882 (Census ACS 2024), the typical home costs 5.1 times a year's income. According to BEA, metro prices stand at 97.0 compared with a US average of 100, while housing costs are 87.5.
Rent, prices, and what salary moving there requires: cost of living in Rochester, New York.
Other housing markets in New York
- New York City $825,854
- Buffalo housing market $244,068.
- Yonkers housing $701,827.
- Syracuse housing $223,201.
- Albany housing $331,504.
For the whole state: New York housing market.
How to read this chart
Every point gives a Zillow Home Value Index reading for Rochester, New York: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted dollar figure for that month, covering the typical home in the market's middle third. On the slider, the hollow dot identifies the selected month, while the terracotta dot shows the latest month. No inflation adjustment applies to these numbers, and an index tracks the typical home rather than one particular house: use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to find what a single home is worth from its own sale price.