Living in Irondequoit, NY
Suburb in New York
Irondequoit is a suburb in New York, home to about 50,000 people, with 477,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Irondequoit a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $193k and rents for $1,900 a month
- Mild summers: highs around 80°F
- Low natural disaster risk: 5 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Great outdoors: plenty of parks
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Higher taxes: about $3,080 state income tax per resident, 3.31% property tax
- Smaller job market: about 477,000 people live within 31 mi
- Few top-rated hospitals: no 4–5★ hospital within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Irondequoit: common questions
What is the cost of living in Irondequoit?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $193k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,900 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 97, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Irondequoit?
New York collects about $3,080 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 3.31% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Irondequoit safe?
Irondequoit isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in Irondequoit?
Irondequoit has long, snowy winters: winter days average around 36°F and summer days around 80°F, with roughly 102″ of snow a year.
Does Irondequoit get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and cold waves: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.32 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Irondequoit?
The nearest major airport is ROC, about 8 mi away.
How Irondequoit scores
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