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Rochester NY
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionTight
The yearly data still reads a landlord's market, but the faster monthly signals are easing.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 2,400 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 2,400 searches in July 2026, for Rochester on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Easing lately, job growth has cooled, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+1.7%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +3% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,172/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · RochesterNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 4 weeks ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Tenants at Pinnacle Apartments say a trash backup has been making them physically sick for a weekEvans cites progress in affordable housing effortsDemand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Weak demand
DEMAND
Jobs-1.3%
Migration 2025-0.63/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-44.2%
Vacancy 20243.7%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$552/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,172 · own $1,724
$1,172RENT
$1,724OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−0.63/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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