ROCHESTER is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Rochester, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Rochester is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,250 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $41,355 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 52% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Rochester — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
201,697
- Gender balance
52%
- Male skew
52%
- Median income
$41,355
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,250
- Living wage
$48,859
- Transit fare
$1
- Rent trend
$1,250
- Most female-leaning zone
44%
- Democratic
41%
- Blank
32%
The shape of the market
Corn Hill is the most female-leaning zone, at about 44% men to 56% women.
Rochester runs about 52% male, sharpest in Henrietta (64%) by the RIT campus and Park Avenue (51%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Rochester
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Nearly a third of Monroe voters enroll “Blank,” New York’s no-party category, outnumbering Republicans, so a large share of the dating pool is unaffiliated.
New York registers voters by party, and Monroe County (Rochester) is Democratic-plurality at about 41% to 25% Republican.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Monroe County needs about $48,900 a year just to cover the basics.
Rochester’s one-bedroom rents have held roughly flat to modestly up year over year, staying well below the national median.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
An RTS bus fare in Rochester is just $1.00 one way, among the cheapest transit fares in the country.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Winton Village | 10,360 | 49 / 51 | $38,816 | $1,177 |
| Henrietta | 9,428 | 64 / 36 | $28,063 | $1,311 |
| Park Avenue | 9,349 | 51 / 49 | $44,498 | $1,156 |
| South Wedge | 9,067 | 50 / 50 | $36,593 | $1,266 |
| Greece | 5,222 | 49 / 51 | $39,518 | $1,106 |
| Corn Hill | 4,182 | 44 / 56 | $27,900 | $990 |
| Brighton | 3,564 | 49 / 51 | $48,948 | $1,453 |
| Irondequoit | 2,667 | 50 / 50 | $47,747 | $1,212 |
| Pittsford | 2,597 | 48 / 52 | $68,783 | $1,731 |
| Downtown | 1,636 | 45 / 55 | $36,778 | $1,212 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Rochester, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Henrietta
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
- Corn Hill
Dogtown
- Greece
Genesee Brew House
- Pittsford
Simply Crêpes Pittsford
- Greece
Blue Ridge Grill
- Irondequoit
Ridge Donut Cafe
- Corn Hill
The Playhouse // Swillburger
- Greece
TC Hooligans
- Henrietta
The Distillery Restaurant Henrietta
- Park Avenue
Blu Wolf Bistro
- North Winton Village
Winfield Grill
- Henrietta
Peppermints
- Downtown
Nosh
- Henrietta
Albunn Coffee House
- Greece
Romig's Tavern
- Irondequoit
East Ridge Family Restaurant
- Irondequoit
The Pasta Villa
- Park Avenue
Sinbad's
- Greece
Bella Pasta Restaurant and Catering
- Corn Hill
Boulder Coffee Co Cafe and Lounge
- Greece
BTB Wood fired Pizza Bar & Grill
- Irondequoit
Shamrock Jack's Irish Pub
- Pittsford
Aladdin's Natural Eatery
- Park Avenue
ROAM Cafe
- Brighton
Seoul Drop
- South Wedge
Java's Cafe
- Henrietta
Fire Crust
- Pittsford
Pittsford Pub & Grille
- South Wedge
The Angry Goat Pub
- Pittsford
Cafe Sasso