Is Rochester, NY a good place to invest in rental property?

Rochester, NY has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $198 and a median cap rate of 7.5%, on a median sold price of $225,000. Prices changed +6.2% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Rochester, NY?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Rochester, NY is 7.5%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Rochester, NY?

The median sold price in Rochester, NY is $225,000 (about $154 per square foot).

Investing in Rochester, NY Real Estate

#134 cash-flow market in the U.S.

A data-driven snapshot of the Rochester, NY rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$225,000Median sold price

$154Median $/sqft

7.5%Median cap rate

$198Modeled cash flow / mo

+6.2%Appreciation YoY

12.7Months of supply

3,057Active listings

2,882Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Rochester numbers say

In Rochester, NY, the median home sold for $225,000 (about $154 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 7.5% cap rate with a median $198 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +6.2% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 12.7 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

🔨 See 7 fix-and-flip deals in Rochester — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Rochester, NY by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Rochester deals, or browse the national market data.