Rents in the Rochester metro are increasing as 2025 comes to a close, but so marginally that renters in the area will likely not feel the impact.
Realtor.com®’s November 2025 Rental Report shows that asking rents in Rochester are holding steady against the numbers from last fall. However, affordability remains a key concern for many households, especially considering that the amount of hours needed to afford the average rent right now.
Rochester rents decline, easing pressure for renters
Rochester’s rental market posted a 0.30% year-over-year increase in median asking rent for 0- to 2-bedroom units in November, with the average price coming in at $1,339.
Lower rents are helping at the margins, but affordability challenges persist. Two minimum-wage earners in the Rochester area would each need to work about 35 hours per week to afford the median rental while keeping housing costs at 30% of income. That workload remains well below a standard full-time schedule, underscoring how rents, though not falling, remain affordable for most in the region.
National rents keep falling, reinforcing the cooldown
Across the 50 largest U.S. metros, the median asking rent fell to $1,693 in November, down 1% from a year earlier. That marked the 28th consecutive month of year-over-year rent declines nationwide…