Is Webster a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Webster grades B+ overall, 264th among New York's 745 graded towns. Natural-hazard risk is low. Residents are healthier than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its public schools beat 77% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $218K for a typical one and 2.9 times the Rochester metro’s $76K median household income. 36% of households own their home in Webster, where New York’s towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%.
What makes Webster stand out
Where Webster beats most towns.
How Webster grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Webster is from typical.
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George Eastman Museum and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Webster. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumGeorge Eastman Museum
11 mi Stadium & arenaBlue Cross Arena
18 mi MountainCumorah
10 mi MuseumThe National Museum of Play6 mi Theme parkSeabreeze Amusement Park
9 mi MuseumMemorial Art Gallery230K visitors a yearPhoto credits
George Eastman Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blue Cross Arena: Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · The National Museum of Play: Misc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Memorial Art Gallery: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Webster: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Webster, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Webster.
Webster gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
The FEMA risk score in Webster is lower than in most of New York or the rest of the country
The FEMA risk score in Webster is 2 of 100. Since 2012, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Webster.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For health, Webster earns an A−
18% of Webster adults binge drink. Webster beats the New York average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 31% of Webster adults have high blood pressure.
| Webster | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Webster | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 7.9% |
| More adults with depression | 23% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Webster has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Webster 2 Ne weather station records that 86 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Webster has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Webster’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Webster has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 3,710 commuters
Jobs based here fell from 6,711 in 2013 to 3,833. The average commute for its 2,580 working residents takes 21.5 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Webster for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Webster fell to 3,833 in 2023, 2,878 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Rochester (25%), Webster (14%) and Henrietta (8%).
| Webster | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than New York overall
Children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Webster.
| Webster | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.2 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Webster | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Webster | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Milton Case Memorial Park | 0.5 mi | 18 |
| 2. Charles E. Sexton Memorial Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Schantz Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Webster sells for about $486K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Webster
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Webster
About 3 of every 100 Webster residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Famous people from Webster
11 notable people were born in Webster.
About Webster
Town in Monroe County, New York, United States
Webster is a town in the northeastern corner of Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster. The population was 45,327 at the 2020 census, up from 42,641 in 2010. The town contains a village also named Webster. It is located in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1840
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 442 ft
- Area code
- 585
Questions about Webster
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Webster, NY a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Webster grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #264 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Webster, NY expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $218,000, 58% 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−.
What is Webster, NY known for?
11 notable people were born here, including Paul Buchheit and Wendy O. Williams.