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A town of 48,832, settled in 1818.
Henrietta grades A− overall, 148th of 745 graded towns in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and natural-hazard risk is low. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 70% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $305K for a typical one and 4 times the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. Henrietta is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Henrietta is home to Rochester Institute of Technology. Henrietta’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where Henrietta beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,181 in 1820, 47,096 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1777 and 8 maps from 1895 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Henrietta is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Henrietta. Close and well known come first.
7 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
7 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
7 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play39 mi Theme parkSix Flags Darien Lake1.5M visitors a year
34 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
22 mi MountainCumorahGeorge Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Henrietta, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Henrietta.
Henrietta pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, is shaped by its college students and draws workers from Rochester and beyond.
47,211 jobs are based in Henrietta, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 17.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
23% of working residents work locally in Henrietta. Jobs based in Henrietta grew to 47,211 in 2023, 2,276 more than in 2013. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Henrietta.
| Henrietta | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Rush-Henrietta Central School District. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary K Vollmer Elementary SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 700 | B− |
| Rush-Henrietta Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,317 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is no health insurance: 5.1% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 7.9% statewide.
28% of Henrietta adults have obesity. Henrietta beats the New York average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 29% of Henrietta adults have high blood pressure.
| Henrietta | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Henrietta | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 17.2% |
| More adults with depression | 21.7% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 28 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Henrietta.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Henrietta grades A− overall with a typical home of about $305K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that. Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Rush is next at $371K.
Typical home values rose 5.8% in the year to September 2026. Henrietta’s median rent is $1,344 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. Veterans Memorial Park, at 73 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Henrietta | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tinker Nature Park | 2.2 mi | 68 |
| 2. Veterans Memorial Park | 1 mi | 73 |
| 3. Andrew's Park and Trail | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
22.2% of residents are enrolled in college, against 7% statewide, which pulls the median age down.
The median age in Henrietta is 34.2 years. Henrietta has grown 3.6% since 2020, to 48,832 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Henrietta | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 36.9, men 31.6.
| Henrietta | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 23.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The Rochester Gtr Intl Ap weather station, 5 miles away, records that 102 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Henrietta has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81° and January nights drop to 18°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12 within 15 miles of the center of Henrietta
College town 22 of every 100 Henrietta residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 places in Henrietta on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Henrietta.
Town in New York, United States
Henrietta is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States, and a suburb of the city of Rochester. The population of Henrietta was 47,096 as of the 2020 census, up from 42,581 in 2010. Henrietta is home to the Rochester Institute of Technology, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and one of the largest retail shopping districts in Monroe County.
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7 towns share a border with Henrietta.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrietta | #148 | A− | C | — | B+ | A |
| Chili | #171 | A− | C | — | B | A− |
| Wheatland | #259 | B+ | B− | — | B | A |
| Pittsford | #13 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Brighton | #272 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A |
| Rush | #53 | A | B | — | B+ | A |
| Mendon | #111 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Henrietta, Chili, Wheatland, Pittsford, Rush and Mendon report no FBI crime data of their own. Rochester Institute of Technology isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Henrietta with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Henrietta grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #148 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Antoinette Brown Blackwell and Byron Quinby Jones.
