Rochester vs Farmingville

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Rochester, MI

Area Score

Top 8% nationally

Farmingville, NY

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Rochester

Farmingville

Opportunity

69 · Top 25%

Climate

61 · Bottom 16%

70 · Bottom 48%

Physical resilience

94 · Top 6%

95 · Top 4%

Housing affordability

86 · Top 40%

83 · Top 46%

Access

82 · Bottom 25%

79 · Bottom 21%

Economic stability

76 · Top 15%

Measured values

Metric	Rochester	Farmingville	Source period
Population	12,934	16,160	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$111,750	$127,988	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$72,366	$45,142	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	3,376/sq mi	3,859/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$473,200	$472,100	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,350	$2,356	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	67.1%	80.7%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.6%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	1.2%	-0.5%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.0%	30.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	4.2%	6.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	82°F	83°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	17°F	25°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	29.2"	46.0"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	35 mi	41 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	27.0 min	33.8 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	41.2	34.8	2024 ACS 5-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.

Physical risk tradeoff

Rochester

No hazard reaches elevated exposure.

Farmingville

Elevated or high exposure: coastal flooding, hurricane.

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