Greece vs Irondequoit

Which is the better fit for you?

Greece, NY
58
Area Score
Bottom 46% nationally
Irondequoit, NY
68
Area Score
Top 19% nationally

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Irondequoit receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
About the same
Regional price level 98.4 against 98.4 (US = 100). Both places sit in the same price region, so the index cannot tell them apart.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
The same
HUD benchmarks it at $1,573 in Irondequoit against $1,573 in Greece.
The median home
8% more
$182,500 in Irondequoit against $169,300 in Greece.
The weather you would swap
Similar winters
Normal January lows are 19°F in Irondequoit against 19°F in Greece; July highs are 83°F against 83°F (summers the same).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Greece
Irondequoit
Opportunity: Irondequoit is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
52 · Bottom 40%
vs
57 · Top 47%
Growth
31 · Bottom 16%
vs
31 · Bottom 16%
Climate
62 · Bottom 23%
vs
62 · Bottom 23%
Physical resilience
96 · Top 2%
vs
96 · Top 2%
Housing affordability: Greece is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
64 · Bottom 43%
vs
63 · Bottom 41%
Schools: Irondequoit is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
20 · Bottom 13%
vs
86 · Top 6%
Access
98 · Top 21%
vs
98 · Top 21%
Economic stability: Irondequoit is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
53 · Bottom 40%
vs
68 · Top 29%

Measured values

MetricGreeceIrondequoitSource period
Population13,94350,6572024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$65,849$79,162 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$39,610$44,541 — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,188/sq mi3,374/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$169,300$182,5002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent — the two are too close to separate$1,168 ±$112$1,159 ±$422024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,573$1,573FY2026
Cost of living index98.498.42023
Homeownership rate70.1%78.8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.3%4.3%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.2%−0.2%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%40.4% — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate11.3% ±3%8.9% ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)88488412 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents1.21.212 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)−12.9%−12.9%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high83°F83°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low19°F19°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation35.1"35.1"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport6 mi — more favorable8 miNASR current cycle
Average commute19.7 min — more favorable21.3 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age43.343.32024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools4132024-25 school year
Students per teacher11.7 — more favorable11.82024-25 school year
Math proficiency43.2%77.2% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency29.5%73.3% — more favorable2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility47.8%39.2%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

2 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

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Greece
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Greece: Your Score
58
Area Score
Irondequoit
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Irondequoit: Your Score
68
Area Score

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