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For most people who can afford it, yes. Perinton grades A overall, 124th among New York's 745 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. It is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $112K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $310K for a typical one and 4.1 times the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. 63% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Perinton, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Perinton has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Henry DeLand House and Wilbur House.
Where Perinton beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,664 in 1820, 47,479 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 6 maps from 1900 on.
12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Perinton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perinton. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MountainCumorah
40 mi LakeSeneca Lake
9 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
11 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
10 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play12 mi Theme parkSeabreeze Amusement ParkCumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Seneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · George 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perinton, 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 Perinton.
Perinton gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of New York and trades workers with Rochester and other neighbors.
Walkers can cover 67 miles of trail in 20 parks and preserves. Powder Mills Park, at 365 acres with 12.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density for Perinton comes to 2.0 miles per square mile.
| Perinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.0 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Powder Mills Park | 12.8 mi | 365 |
| 2. High Acres Nature Area | 4.6 mi | 194 |
| 3. Howell Road Park | 3.3 mi | 105 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Fairport Central School District. Of its 9 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. 6 public schools serve Perinton, with 3,429 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Brown Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 640 | B− |
| Fairport Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,245 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 6.4% of its 30,829 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
Of 32 CDC measures, Perinton beats the New York average on 20 and trails it on 3. 6.4% of adults worry about having enough food in Perinton. In Perinton, 8% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 27% have obesity.
| Perinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Perinton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
22 flood insurance claims have been paid in Perinton since 1991. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 67% come from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Webster 2 Ne weather station, 11 miles away, records that 86 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Perinton’s July high comes in at 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Perinton has about as many jobs (19,586) as working residents, but only 3,104 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 20.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
In Perinton, the mean commuting time is 21 minutes. Most working residents leave Perinton for work: only 15% work in town. Perinton: 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Perinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Perinton’s midpoint rent stands at $1,349 a month. Homes sold in Perinton spent a median 8 days on the market. The share of households in Perinton who own their home: 79%.
| Perinton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,349 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Perinton
About 3 of every 100 Perinton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
6% of the town is conserved land, across 20 parks and preserves.
12 places in Perinton on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Perinton (originally Perrinton (in federal censuses) and sometimes Perrington when still part of Ontario County) is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 47,479 at the 2020 census. The village of Fairport is within the town on the Erie Canal.
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5 towns share a border with Perinton.
East Rochester next door grades lower for schools (C to Perinton’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perinton | #124 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| East Rochester | #238 | B+ | B− | B | C | A− |
| Penfield | #110 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Victor | #160 | A− | D | — | A− | A+ |
| Pittsford | #13 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Macedon | #409 | B− | C+ | — | C | A− |
Perinton, Penfield, Victor, Pittsford and Macedon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perinton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Perinton grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #124 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $310,000, 41% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
