I love Rochester, New York and I live here and I live in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city and I own my property and I’m not leaving. My family has been here for a very long time and my family has no plans on leaving the city of Rochester.
After just visiting there, the surrounding freeways had a bunch of work going on in different places… but the freeways were in really good condition and clean. Didn’t see too many potholes, and the traffic in general was so much better than LA it’s like another planet. ❤ WNY
It's all in how you handle and conduct yourself. If you dress successful and learn proper English you can enjoy many more opportunities than those who choose to stay stuck in da ghetto/victim mentality.
I live in Rochester and am praying I can leave soon. I hate it. Grey, cold, rainy or snowy 9 months out of the year and last summer it rained constantly. Coming from a big city, I find it boring and the restaurants are terrible. I find it to be a depressing place to live.
Guys I moved to south Florida and lived there for 15 years and it’s a hot SHITHOLE it’s too hot, the only good months are December through April and that’s when all the Jerk offs tourist like us come and visit and pack the place like sardines,it’s unbearable. So chug your beer at what ever shot hole tavern and thank who ever, this is as good as it gets. In from Michigan, same shit as Rochester.
From Rochester, born & raised place is a depressing crap shoot I moved out of state to SC a month ago I’ll never go back. She ain’t kidding ab those pot holes either lol
My dad took a job at Xerox and moved us there in 1965 hot humid muggy rainy summers full of mosquitos followed by more grey skies and rain to freezing rain, ice storm cold clammy rusty winters, then add the punishing real estate tax burden to live in that shit hole, I got out the day after graduating high school in 1973, moved to San Diego, California where it's 72 degrees and sunny for 300 days out of the year, and never looked back. I have nothing nice to say about Rochester or New York State. I live in endless summer WITHOUT mosquitoes and can drive or fly to world class skiing on mountains exceeding 14,000 feet, making anything back east from Bristol to Killington look like icy/muddy bunny slope.
Monroe County or surrounding suburbs of Rochester is fine. lots of great universities,a pretty sad night life east and Alexander and Monroe ave or local dive bars if youre trying to stay in the suburbs. food variety is on par with some larger cities, there's quite a bit to do if you like out door activities skiing, boating, hikes, parks, but you do need to search for them, but its kind of a diamond in the rough. And depends on what you've experienced that determines your view of 585
Have lived in 5 states, and many environments, inside the city of Rochester NY, is a cesspool! Very unsafe & looks like it is out of "Escape from NY". High taxes, high crime, bad education system and subpar local government.
It depends what area of the city youre talking about. The street i live on is relatively safe, all homeowners.. go a few blocks over and it might get a little sketchy. So it depends.
i agree, i live outside of rochester about 15 miles and i avoid the city at all cost. crime has skyrocketed, all stores are closing, no new homes are being built at all, malls are becoming obsolete as well. i would leave in a minute but the family is here and i dont want to leave them....
I’m a native New Yorker but I moved to Florida in 2021 and I can’t wait to move to Rochester NY and I hear that it’s safe to live there but question is it easy to find a job there
I lived in Rochester for seven months now I am currently living in Sacramento California,home/apartment rent is very high here,and I want to move there back. education is not good there very poor and RTS buses are amazing. Thank you
Damn ....after reading the comments I don't even want go there now..and I'm from Sacramento California. Im trying to leave this Cali. I thought it would been a nice small palce
I lived in Rochester for 14 years and also went to RIT and I don’t miss it all…got tired of the constant crime and day to day repetition of gang activity and violence.
If you like cold, overcast, damp and depressing 8 months out of 12 this is the place for you. The calendar year in Rochester, NY: May, June, July and August. That's IT.
Rochester New York absolutely sucks! Having lived in the general area for years, there is nothing worth doing here. The people are cold and unfriendly and tribal. They all hang out in entourages and will ignore strangers in bars and clubs. The wages in Rochester are horrible, being single here is death, and Despite what Rochester claims, there really is not an awful lot to do here
I lived in Rochester NY for almost a decade and then moved to Miami at the beginning of '96. It was the second best thing I ever did. The nest move I ever made was immigrating to the Uk from the USA in September '98.
Every city has crime issues. I’m in AZ and worrying about water all the time is an issue for buying a home. The homes are so over priced now it’s just not worth it. It’s like 10 degrees higher than ever. I wouldn’t be so quick to trash Rochester.
I agree. I grew up around Keuka lake throughout my childhood and complained about the area all the time. Especially about the degrading infrastructure and the weather. Been in San Antonio for 6 years now because of the military and I’m planning on going back up to the Rochester area when my contract is done. To me, Rochester and the southern tier region is a “grass is greener” argument.. here we go 50-80 days over 100 with some rising above 105 with feels like over 110 lmao.. I spend over an hour of each morning in traffic unless I want to wake up 2 hours earlier to drive to work and wait in the parking lot for an hour and a half to avoid that. I miss the area and it’s simplicity and absolute drop dead gorgeous landscape.
No one thinks about moving to rochester. People are always forced to live their. It is a small dirty dead city. 4 seasons please it cloudy and cold most of the year
Had a cousin who use to live there and called it the "Butthole of NY State!!!" He hated it and told me he rather live in the worst hood here in NYC then up there.
Move to the East Side suburbs. I'm sorry but it's literally like a completely different city on the Eastside, everything bad about Rochester becomes good and you can still cherry-pick what you want out of the Downtown / Greater Rochester area. Geographically the Erie Canal / Genesee Valley region cuts off the city development from the East Side. It's nearly crime free, has every type of retail / grocery store you need between Eastview Mall and the Bay Towne / Ridge Rd areas of Webster. Everything is better on the East Side. I know the West Side of Rochester is steeped in tradition, multi generation homes and a lot of pride, but the East Side of Rochester is a true slice of heaven, with the Finger Lakes region only 30-90 minutes away.
You're exactly right. You have to know what area of Rochester to live in. There are suburbs here that can compare to some of the finest in the nation. Just don't hang out in the city after dark.
I lived in Rochester for a year. People are *not* welcoming of outsiders. They all seemed to have all their friends since childhood. Also I never saw a more segregated city in my life. Almost everyone seemed miserable there. But hey, drinking is treated like a winter sport there. 🙃 Speaking of...... Winter! Yikes! And the polluted Genesee river! Remember the Fast Ferry to Toronto? 😆 Dinosaur BBQ was great! Don't buy a garbage plate! Gross! I bought one just before I left and had indigestion for a week. There was snow, then rain, then mud, then a nice week, then *hot* & *humid*, more rain, then a nice week again with changing leaves, then it all starts over again. And ice storms. Okay lightning bugs were cool. And thunder storms were pretty awesome too. ¾ of the city is a deeply depressed and dangerous ghetto (the Crescent) and the South wedge isn't as nice as they would have you think. Try Brighton or another place outside the city. Don't go to Niagara unless you can spend the entire time on the Canadian side. US side is horrible and run down. In general, you should just not move to Upstate NY. Stay south of White Plains or at least Albany.
@@MattCouzensMusic That has nothing to do with perspective. You are judging a city based on one year of living there. I've lived in Rochester for 12 years. I hated living here the first 3, but ended up loving it ever since. 1 year is not enough time to judge a place.
@@adamant5550 Yes, one year is plenty of time to judge a place you live. I'm glad you enjoy it there. But I bet you just can't afford any better so you rationalize the cognitive dissonance away. Ever hear of Stockholm Syndrome? 😆 Also, you can count me out of living in a place that takes *3* years to stop hating. Life's too short mate.....
@@tassolomon992 yes and all of us welcomed Re extremely happy. Its sad to see zi many rats scraping the sides of the barrel. Trying to get out. Well not the ones in control of the westzide masses anyway
Some things you omitted, one needs two of everything, a lawn mower, and a snow blower, winter tires, summer tires, snow shoes, regular shoes, winter junker car, summer good car. Salt on the streets will "eat" your new car in no time, batteries today cost between $200 to $300 dollars in Rochester they need to be replaced often. In New York state the government always has their hands in your pockets, you will be nickle & dime to death. How do I know all of this? I am a Rochestarian Edison Tech graduate, when Edison was on Clifford Ave back in the day. I left Rochester in 1978 never looked back, I miss the Amerks, the House of Guitars, the World Wide News , most of all visiting the Sibley' s Christmas display with my folks when I was kid, for those of you born too late, you must lament never experiencing Sibley. By the way we own a 2,400 square foot home, pay less than $2000 a year in taxes. Rochester 's golden years are way behind them. When the number one employer is the University of Rochester you got nothing to offer skip Rochester.
What a coincidence, my family and I joined the exodus as well in '78. From what I understand, a lot of people left from 1975-1980 but I'm not sure why, I've never really looked into it. I just remember as a kid being part of it. Greener pastures ended up being the desert SW for us and we've been here ever since.
@@RJ-pb1qx My journey was a little different after the blizzard of '78 I joined the U.S Coast Guard in hopes they will send me somewhere warm, Florida, California, perhaps Hawaii. They put me on an ice breaker, and sent me to the Arctic...even the best laid plans of mice and men.🙂 I have been living in the Southwest as well for over 30 years.
I find the choice of topics in this video to be a little bizarre. Why mention the Adirondacks which are about 270 miles away and then leave out any mention of the unique museums, the top quality Universities and the large number of public parks interspersed thoughout Monroe County?
I bought a house in the Maplewood neighborhood in 2018. Inside city limits is the only place i could afford. My property taxes are managable...but Outside the city is much more expensive. I could not afford to live in Penfield, Fairport, or even Walworth or Macedon or Ontario. All too expensive. The best part about living here for me is the afforability.
Looking at the two factors of 1) cost of living and 2) public school education quality (Pittsford and Brighton come to mind), there is no better place to live in USA than Rochester. If those two are not the most important to you - live somewhere else.
She brings up pros but the pros are not in rochester. But the crime and tax is in rochester. Rochester has the most cloud cover then any city in the US. She talks about drinking alot. You need to if ypur there. Again the pros are not in rochester but an hour away from it
So garbage plate, and hot dogs are the local cuisine? The taxes on that 1/4ac Archie Bunker house is $6k for a $180,00 house. And the schools… Watch the whole video, she is being a honest and accurate. Only thing she left out, was the summers are also meh,.
Rochester is one of the worst places I've ever lived. When you're not into sports and are sober there's really not much else to do. There really isn't any concerts unless you want to listen to local bands playing Party In The Park covering "Welcome To The Jungle" very poorly. I'm not a fan of cover bands. The music scene there is horrible. Can't really enjoy going outside because it's brutally cold in the winter and disgustingly humid in the summer. There's better cities with more going on. Would not recommend Rochester to anyone.
Four seasons?? I heard dark cold grey rainy snow winds 70 mph .. ugh ., still snows in May , heat still kicking on in June .. high crime , old buildings … are my sources lying ? 🤦♀️ NOOOOO NOT GOOD
Top 3 Cons: 1) VERY high taxes ($300,000 house you would pay $8 - 9K a year (~$700 month) and high sales tax rate of 8% on almost everything you buy 2) High violent crime rate (was 48th murder rate in US in YR 2020) 3) Unless you ski, winters are long (Nov - March) Top 3 Pro's: 1) Surrounded by fresh water 2) Great golfing 3) Reasonable traffic
The reason I loved living in Rochester is that it's an extremely walkable city! I walked everywhere. I live in NC, and you need a car to get everywhere.
Cobbs Hill, Brighton, Penfield, and Fairport, to name a few. Stay on the east side of Rochester Penfield, Fairport, Pittsford, and Webster have some of the best schools in the country and nice to live overall.
@@MackRDavisJr ever notice how every area bas the best schools in the country. Wait so its not rochester but a couple of spots in rochester..... those areas you mention are the rochester? Its sad you just dont know any better. No one goes to rochester people Re forced there
@@MackRDavisJr What you mention are NOT neighborhoods, other than Cobbs Hill! They are suburbs. The City of Rochester is a dangerous and dead city. Want to know how to tell? Read about what has happened to the downtown business district. Xerox sold their signature tower. Kodak Tower? Permanently closed! Kodak Park? It was razed in 2005. The rotating restaurant on top of the First Federal Building at Main and State doesn't even rotate anymore. The expense to maintain it was too much. There aren't any customers anymore. The Gannett building? EMPTY! Midtown Plaza? A VACANT LOT! Read about the occupancy rate of the downtown business district. You can fly around the downtown area with Google Earth or Maps, and literally see all the empty downtown buildings. You can do street view and see all the abandoned storefronts. Businesses come and go, but when NEW business won't even occupy empty commercial and professional building space, the actions, or more accurately, the complete lack of reinvestment action tells you that the place is DEAD! . . . And I haven't even mentioned personal safety! . . . Ha Ha Ha . . ."Stay on the East side." . . . What? Don't you want the go see Susan B. Anthony's house? . . . "A Garbage Plate?" . . . Nick Tahou's WILL definitely give you the REAL Rochester experience. Head over the where Bull's Head Plaza used to be. . . St. Mary's Hospital isn't even a hospital anymore. . . Oh, but you could buy a house off Genesee Street with an empty lot next door because THAT house burned down, and nobody thought it was worth it to rebuild, for say $70,000. Of course, the TAXES on that HOOD house will be a mortgage payment for a $300,000 house in perpetuity! Suburban schools are not the Rochester City School District. Rochester=Detroit=Gary, Indiana=Chicago . . . Just check out all the recommended videos that are on the sidebar here on TH-cam!
The top city for growth and strategic investment? I'd like to see the evidence to support that claim! I like what Daniel Tosh says when people say they like seasons. He likes seasons too but he likes living where they don't have any of the crappy ones.
Yo soy de Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 me encanta hay tanto que hacer. Yo encuentro que hacer siempre kejos de gente negativa y mala voluntad. Me ensorro . Pues me coy de viaje simple como eso.pero si el city si esta malo .
Anybody thinking of moving to Rochester take heed! This video is so full of misleading facts it is laughable. I lived in Rochester 33 yrs. Saw it go from a thriving city to another stagnant rust belt city. Potholes are the least of your problems! There are only two seasons, fall and winter. The amount of rain and gray skies is through the roof. The gray skies will eventually affect your mood. There aren't many good paying jobs anymore. They left years ago. The most factual statement regards the high rate of taxation on everything, of which you see little in return. Also no mention of crime or poverty. Beware!
Whine much. Please leave if u hate it. While its certainly not the best place on earth its not as bad as u make it out to be, although i live in a nice suburb. There is PLENTY to do here. You can find live music nearly every night, lots of outdoor activities. Finger lakes very nearby. Toronto only 2hrs away adirondacks, etc etc. Its what you make of it! If you're a positive person you'll find positives.
I love Rochester, New York and I live here and I live in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city and I own my property and I’m not leaving. My family has been here for a very long time and my family has no plans on leaving the city of Rochester.
After just visiting there, the surrounding freeways had a bunch of work going on in different places… but the freeways were in really good condition and clean. Didn’t see too many potholes, and the traffic in general was so much better than LA it’s like another planet. ❤ WNY
Yeah the traffic here isn't bad.
So professional; no profanity good data. Ty for all that.
Thank You!!
Miss my City 😢 had to leave, it wasn't alot of hope/growth, for a black man from the "hood" in Rochester.
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At least we don't get Lake Effect Snow in Finger Lakes:)
Pretty much all hoods but I understand and wish you all the best
It's all in how you handle and conduct yourself. If you dress successful and learn proper English you can enjoy many more opportunities than those who choose to stay stuck in da ghetto/victim mentality.
@@WendySanchez-lc4co I guess that’s why I’m in the “boonies” 😂
I live in Rochester and am praying I can leave soon. I hate it. Grey, cold, rainy or snowy 9 months out of the year and last summer it rained constantly. Coming from a big city, I find it boring and the restaurants are terrible. I find it to be a depressing place to live.
You’re welcome to leave
Same here...been here almost 39 yrs, and I'm so Done!
Guys I moved to south Florida and lived there for 15 years and it’s a hot SHITHOLE it’s too hot, the only good months are December through April and that’s when all the Jerk offs tourist like us come and visit and pack the place like sardines,it’s unbearable. So chug your beer at what ever shot hole tavern and thank who ever, this is as good as it gets. In from Michigan, same shit as Rochester.
The desert ain't any better. At least you have rain.
@@bernadettebrown2504 It took you 39 years to be "Done"?
From Rochester, born & raised place is a depressing crap shoot I moved out of state to SC a month ago I’ll never go back. She ain’t kidding ab those pot holes either lol
I thought about moving there out of nice homes for little money but after reading comments not sure now
I was wondering and really appreciate this info! It looks really pretty there with proximity to a lot of awesome beauty.
My dad took a job at Xerox and moved us there in 1965 hot humid muggy rainy summers full of mosquitos followed by more grey skies and rain to freezing rain, ice storm cold clammy rusty winters, then add the punishing real estate tax burden to live in that shit hole, I got out the day after graduating high school in 1973, moved to San Diego, California where it's 72 degrees and sunny for 300 days out of the year, and never looked back. I have nothing nice to say about Rochester or New York State. I live in endless summer WITHOUT mosquitoes and can drive or fly to world class skiing on mountains exceeding 14,000 feet, making anything back east from Bristol to Killington look like icy/muddy bunny slope.
I have traveled to Rochester in winter, it was a 'harsh' winter..
Monroe County or surrounding suburbs of Rochester is fine. lots of great universities,a pretty sad night life east and Alexander and Monroe ave or local dive bars if youre trying to stay in the suburbs. food variety is on par with some larger cities, there's quite a bit to do if you like out door activities skiing, boating, hikes, parks, but you do need to search for them, but its kind of a diamond in the rough. And depends on what you've experienced that determines your view of 585
Completely agree!
Have lived in 5 states, and many environments, inside the city of Rochester NY, is a cesspool! Very unsafe & looks like it is out of "Escape from NY". High taxes, high crime, bad education system and subpar local government.
I would not want to live in ANY city.
It depends what area of the city youre talking about. The street i live on is relatively safe, all homeowners.. go a few blocks over and it might get a little sketchy. So it depends.
i agree, i live outside of rochester about 15 miles and i avoid the city at all cost. crime has skyrocketed, all stores are closing, no new homes are being built at all, malls are becoming obsolete as well. i would leave in a minute but the family is here and i dont want to leave them....
Thanks for being honest with this post.
I’m a native New Yorker but I moved to Florida in 2021 and I can’t wait to move to Rochester NY and I hear that it’s safe to live there but question is it easy to find a job there
I lived in Rochester for seven months now I am currently living in Sacramento California,home/apartment rent is very high here,and I want to move there back.
education is not good there very poor and RTS buses are amazing.
Thank you
Damn ....after reading the comments I don't even want go there now..and I'm from Sacramento California. Im trying to leave this Cali. I thought it would been a nice small palce
Try Philadelphia
Austin
@@thislife7070 Austin is nice but more expensive than Sacramento.
It is as, long as you stay in the outer ring of suburbs surrounding the city, just not in the actual city of Rochester
@@shua42780 Or the South Wedge or along Park......
I lived in Rochester for 14 years and also went to RIT and I don’t miss it all…got tired of the constant crime and day to day repetition of gang activity and violence.
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Would love to see a video on some of the Suburbs of Rochester, Pittsford, Fairport areas
Brilliant presentation ! !!
If you like cold, overcast, damp and depressing 8 months out of 12 this is the place for you. The calendar year in Rochester, NY: May, June, July and August. That's IT.
Rochester New York absolutely sucks! Having lived in the general area for years, there is nothing worth doing here. The people are cold and unfriendly and tribal. They all hang out in entourages and will ignore strangers in bars and clubs. The wages in Rochester are horrible, being single here is death, and Despite what Rochester claims, there really is not an awful lot to do here
Love your tip for getting through the winter 😅
Yep, get and stay drunk or high (or both) from November-April...
I lived in Rochester NY for almost a decade and then moved to Miami at the beginning of '96. It was the second best thing I ever did. The nest move I ever made was immigrating to the Uk from the USA in September '98.
@Mr. Bush Lied - did you like Rochester when you were living there? do you prefer Miami now?
@@Ava2969ny l lived in Rochester from '88 to '96. I liked Miami much better, but moved to Nassau Bahamas for work.
I have major hip pain. No more long distance bicycling, so far. No time to get drunk either
Every city has crime issues. I’m in AZ and worrying about water all the time is an issue for buying a home. The homes are so over priced now it’s just not worth it. It’s like 10 degrees higher than ever. I wouldn’t be so quick to trash Rochester.
I agree. I grew up around Keuka lake throughout my childhood and complained about the area all the time. Especially about the degrading infrastructure and the weather. Been in San Antonio for 6 years now because of the military and I’m planning on going back up to the Rochester area when my contract is done. To me, Rochester and the southern tier region is a “grass is greener” argument.. here we go 50-80 days over 100 with some rising above 105 with feels like over 110 lmao.. I spend over an hour of each morning in traffic unless I want to wake up 2 hours earlier to drive to work and wait in the parking lot for an hour and a half to avoid that.
I miss the area and it’s simplicity and absolute drop dead gorgeous landscape.
Rochester isnt as bad as people say it is. There are some really nice things here. There are bad areas too, so I just dont go to them.
What kind of music is this? I like it!!!!!
Let’s not talk about the crime rate in Rochester scarier then the snow 😂
😂 is it that bad??
@@bresams2917 no not bad at all as long as you have life insurance
@@erickandtheourbacks1072 😭
So we're known for music(Eastman theater) our museums & arts(South wedge) garbage plates, high crime & chemical dumps.
😆 🤣 😂 Facts though!
Night of garbage plates and cream ale logically leads to chemical dumps.
chemical dumps? shit, is that true? :(
No one thinks about moving to rochester. People are always forced to live their. It is a small dirty dead city. 4 seasons please it cloudy and cold most of the year
Much cheaper then NYC,not sure if you get that many clients from there just looking for a lower cost of living.
Had a cousin who use to live there and called it the "Butthole of NY State!!!" He hated it and told me he rather live in the worst hood here in NYC then up there.
its kinda shit tbh
Move to the East Side suburbs. I'm sorry but it's literally like a completely different city on the Eastside, everything bad about Rochester becomes good and you can still cherry-pick what you want out of the Downtown / Greater Rochester area.
Geographically the Erie Canal / Genesee Valley region cuts off the city development from the East Side. It's nearly crime free, has every type of retail / grocery store you need between Eastview Mall and the Bay Towne / Ridge Rd areas of Webster. Everything is better on the East Side. I know the West Side of Rochester is steeped in tradition, multi generation homes and a lot of pride, but the East Side of Rochester is a true slice of heaven, with the Finger Lakes region only 30-90 minutes away.
You're exactly right. You have to know what area of Rochester to live in. There are suburbs here that can compare to some of the finest in the nation. Just don't hang out in the city after dark.
I lived in Rochester for a year. People are *not* welcoming of outsiders. They all seemed to have all their friends since childhood. Also I never saw a more segregated city in my life. Almost everyone seemed miserable there. But hey, drinking is treated like a winter sport there. 🙃
Speaking of......
Winter! Yikes! And the polluted Genesee river! Remember the Fast Ferry to Toronto? 😆
Dinosaur BBQ was great! Don't buy a garbage plate! Gross! I bought one just before I left and had indigestion for a week.
There was snow, then rain, then mud, then a nice week, then *hot* & *humid*, more rain, then a nice week again with changing leaves, then it all starts over again. And ice storms. Okay lightning bugs were cool. And thunder storms were pretty awesome too.
¾ of the city is a deeply depressed and dangerous ghetto (the Crescent) and the South wedge isn't as nice as they would have you think. Try Brighton or another place outside the city.
Don't go to Niagara unless you can spend the entire time on the Canadian side. US side is horrible and run down. In general, you should just not move to Upstate NY. Stay south of White Plains or at least Albany.
Lol South Wedge is fine, especially closer to Mt Hope area. You only lived there for a year, so you don't really have all that much prospective.
@@adamant5550 How many cities, states, or countries have you lived in? I bet my perspective is *way* broader than yours 😆
@@MattCouzensMusic That has nothing to do with perspective. You are judging a city based on one year of living there. I've lived in Rochester for 12 years. I hated living here the first 3, but ended up loving it ever since. 1 year is not enough time to judge a place.
@@adamant5550 Yes, one year is plenty of time to judge a place you live. I'm glad you enjoy it there. But I bet you just can't afford any better so you rationalize the cognitive dissonance away. Ever hear of Stockholm Syndrome? 😆 Also, you can count me out of living in a place that takes *3* years to stop hating. Life's too short mate.....
How’s Pitsford? My brother in law is moving there in a few months.
I'd rather deal with the snow than hurricanes
I grew up around Brown street, off of main street. Show that slum area.
never surprises me, when ever someone talks abut rochester they bring u it only a couple of hours away from something nice
You’re welcome to stay out
@@tassolomon992 yes and all of us welcomed Re extremely happy. Its sad to see zi many rats scraping the sides of the barrel. Trying to get out. Well not the ones in control of the westzide masses anyway
@@ATL_Transparency_News learn how to spell
@@tassolomon992 OMG no way....... learn bow to write cimplete sentences Duh
@@ATL_Transparency_News still spelling words wrong 😂
Some things you omitted, one needs two of everything, a lawn mower, and a snow blower, winter tires, summer tires, snow shoes, regular shoes, winter junker car, summer good car. Salt on the streets will "eat" your new car in no time, batteries today cost between $200 to $300 dollars in Rochester they need to be replaced often. In New York state the government always has their hands in your pockets, you will be nickle & dime to death.
How do I know all of this? I am a Rochestarian Edison Tech graduate, when Edison was on Clifford Ave back in the day. I left Rochester in 1978 never looked back, I miss the Amerks, the House of Guitars, the World Wide News , most of all visiting the Sibley' s Christmas display with my folks when I was kid, for those of you born too late, you must lament never experiencing Sibley. By the way we own a 2,400 square foot home, pay less than $2000 a year in taxes. Rochester 's golden years are way behind them. When the number one employer is the University of Rochester you got nothing to offer skip Rochester.
What a coincidence, my family and I joined the exodus as well in '78. From what I understand, a lot of people left from 1975-1980 but I'm not sure why, I've never really looked into it. I just remember as a kid being part of it. Greener pastures ended up being the desert SW for us and we've been here ever since.
@@RJ-pb1qx My journey was a little different after the blizzard of '78 I joined the U.S Coast Guard in hopes they will send me somewhere warm, Florida, California, perhaps Hawaii. They put me on an ice breaker, and sent me to the Arctic...even the best laid plans of mice and men.🙂
I have been living in the Southwest as well for over 30 years.
Terrific! Appreciate the work you put into this video!
The bad can be fixed, if you take the time to put in the effort.
We haven't had a bad winter in years. What are you people talking about?
I find the choice of topics in this video to be a little bizarre. Why mention the Adirondacks which are about 270 miles away and then leave out any mention of the unique museums, the top quality Universities and the large number of public parks interspersed thoughout Monroe County?
All of that will be mentioned in our other videos! Too much to talk about in just one!
How about the hight crime rate?
You can avoid those areas.
the city government is the largest crime gang in town. how do you avoid that?
Tip for winter - buy a few cases of vodka
Sounds like Michigan.
your a natural I must say . Hey - just wondering if your related to Peter ?
If you like the kind of people that are on the Jerry Springer show then this is the place where you want to be
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I only go there for shows or to go to House of Guitars.
This video is so true 😂
Lived there for 6 years. Hated almost everything about it but miss garbage plates at Nick Tahou’s
I bought a house in the Maplewood neighborhood in 2018. Inside city limits is the only place i could afford. My property taxes are managable...but Outside the city is much more expensive. I could not afford to live in Penfield, Fairport, or even Walworth or Macedon or Ontario. All too expensive. The best part about living here for me is the afforability.
Looking at the two factors of 1) cost of living and 2) public school education quality (Pittsford and Brighton come to mind), there is no better place to live in USA than Rochester.
If those two are not the most important to you - live somewhere else.
She brings up pros but the pros are not in rochester. But the crime and tax is in rochester. Rochester has the most cloud cover then any city in the US. She talks about drinking alot. You need to if ypur there. Again the pros are not in rochester but an hour away from it
So garbage plate, and hot dogs are the local cuisine? The taxes on that 1/4ac Archie Bunker house is $6k for a $180,00 house. And the schools… Watch the whole video, she is being a honest and accurate. Only thing she left out, was the summers are also meh,.
Sounds like Russia! Difinitely moving there. Thanks!
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whats the mimium wage in rochester
$13.20 in NY State I believe. Higher in NYC.
So I should go to the AndRondex instead of Rochester
Rochester native here. There is way more good and bad to mention.
Can you tell us more?
Ong. I am a Rochesterian. Better than new york
@@quipbelial7604 near Greece
Rochester is one of the worst places I've ever lived. When you're not into sports and are sober there's really not much else to do. There really isn't any concerts unless you want to listen to local bands playing Party In The Park covering "Welcome To The Jungle" very poorly. I'm not a fan of cover bands. The music scene there is horrible. Can't really enjoy going outside because it's brutally cold in the winter and disgustingly humid in the summer. There's better cities with more going on. Would not recommend Rochester to anyone.
Four seasons?? I heard dark cold grey rainy snow winds 70 mph .. ugh ., still snows in May , heat still kicking on in June .. high crime , old buildings … are my sources lying ? 🤦♀️
NOOOOO NOT GOOD
Mostly bad and ugly in Rochester
Top 3 Cons:
1) VERY high taxes ($300,000 house you would pay $8 - 9K a year (~$700 month) and high sales tax rate of 8% on almost everything you buy
2) High violent crime rate (was 48th murder rate in US in YR 2020)
3) Unless you ski, winters are long (Nov - March)
Top 3 Pro's:
1) Surrounded by fresh water
2) Great golfing
3) Reasonable traffic
Couldn’t have said it better
eeeesh, the high taxes everywhere.... is a pretty big reason to keep me away.
You can get a ground beef sauce served over a hamburger and two sides, thats about it
The reason I loved living in Rochester is that it's an extremely walkable city! I walked everywhere. I live in NC, and you need a car to get everywhere.
I was looking in Nc should do It like the south you need car to live Fl in one of them
Rochester's been over for 40 years.
Lets talk aboutbthe toxic chemicals left behind by kodak and others. Chemical dumps are many and so are borth defects but hey
Does it smell or is there some kind of report about it? I'm searching google to find any mention of it, any direction would be appreciated, thanks
I love my city.
yup you got it perdfect the people that ive their think they own the public
@@ATL_Transparency_News What? Write a proper sentence that’s understandable or don’t bother to respond.
Why? I hate living here and am praying I can leave soon. The weather is miserable.
Crazy high violent crime, stay out of Rochester
Any neighborhood recommendations in Rochester?
no none of them ar good
Cobbs Hill, Brighton, Penfield, and Fairport, to name a few. Stay on the east side of Rochester Penfield, Fairport, Pittsford, and Webster have some of the best schools in the country and nice to live overall.
@@MackRDavisJr ever notice how every area bas the best schools in the country. Wait so its not rochester but a couple of spots in rochester..... those areas you mention are the rochester? Its sad you just dont know any better. No one goes to rochester people Re forced there
@@MackRDavisJr What you mention are NOT neighborhoods, other than Cobbs Hill! They are suburbs. The City of Rochester is a dangerous and dead city. Want to know how to tell? Read about what has happened to the downtown business district. Xerox sold their signature tower. Kodak Tower? Permanently closed! Kodak Park? It was razed in 2005. The rotating restaurant on top of the First Federal Building at Main and State doesn't even rotate anymore. The expense to maintain it was too much. There aren't any customers anymore. The Gannett building? EMPTY! Midtown Plaza? A VACANT LOT! Read about the occupancy rate of the downtown business district. You can fly around the downtown area with Google Earth or Maps, and literally see all the empty downtown buildings. You can do street view and see all the abandoned storefronts. Businesses come and go, but when NEW business won't even occupy empty commercial and professional building space, the actions, or more accurately, the complete lack of reinvestment action tells you that the place is DEAD! . . . And I haven't even mentioned personal safety! . . . Ha Ha Ha . . ."Stay on the East side." . . . What? Don't you want the go see Susan B. Anthony's house? . . . "A Garbage Plate?" . . . Nick Tahou's WILL definitely give you the REAL Rochester experience. Head over the where Bull's Head Plaza used to be. . . St. Mary's Hospital isn't even a hospital anymore. . . Oh, but you could buy a house off Genesee Street with an empty lot next door because THAT house burned down, and nobody thought it was worth it to rebuild, for say $70,000. Of course, the TAXES on that HOOD house will be a mortgage payment for a $300,000 house in perpetuity! Suburban schools are not the Rochester City School District. Rochester=Detroit=Gary, Indiana=Chicago . . . Just check out all the recommended videos that are on the sidebar here on TH-cam!
@@philipoien7562 Kodak tower is not closed!
Rochester averages 100" not 80" of snow a year according to a local Meteorologist.
The cold is why I’m leaving lmao
I miss the Garbage Plates
Good job, but you forgot the lack of physicians. Poor medical care.
you should make your 'Pro's' as enthusiastic s your 'Con's'
All this stock footage is not from that city. If you are going to highlight a city at least use footage from that city.
So we're just not going to talk about the crime at all?
The top city for growth and strategic investment? I'd like to see the evidence to support that claim! I like what Daniel Tosh says when people say they like seasons. He likes seasons too but he likes living where they don't have any of the crappy ones.
Only reasons Finger Lakes and ADK!!
I love stupid comments how bad is Rochester. Than maybe Canada is hell weather is worst there. Avg home in Canada is million plus even better.
sounds like cleleland ohio with higher taxes. i still want to try it out for a year.
Yo soy de Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 me encanta hay tanto que hacer. Yo encuentro que hacer siempre kejos de gente negativa y mala voluntad. Me ensorro . Pues me coy de viaje simple como eso.pero si el city si esta malo .
Public transit is a downside.
No mention of hunting and fishing geez wtf bogus.
They’ll be mentioned in upcoming videos!
Anybody thinking of moving to Rochester take heed! This video is so full of misleading facts it is laughable. I lived in Rochester 33 yrs. Saw it go from a thriving city to another stagnant rust belt city. Potholes are the least of your problems! There are only two seasons, fall and winter. The amount of rain and gray skies is through the roof. The gray skies will eventually affect your mood. There aren't many good paying jobs anymore. They left years ago. The most factual statement regards the high rate of taxation on everything, of which you see little in return. Also no mention of crime or poverty. Beware!
Whine much. Please leave if u hate it. While its certainly not the best place on earth its not as bad as u make it out to be, although i live in a nice suburb. There is PLENTY to do here. You can find live music nearly every night, lots of outdoor activities. Finger lakes very nearby. Toronto only 2hrs away adirondacks, etc etc. Its what you make of it! If you're a positive person you'll find positives.
You forgot that you can get meth in almost every neighborhood so that's a plus 😃
Everything's trash around here...don't listen to this bs
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4 seasons hahaha more like 2 ….winter except 2 weeks of bad sledding in July.."not a fan of “Rottenchester”
Shoutout to Edgerton