Monroe County has a population of 750k people, with 210k people living in the City of Rochester. That means 72% of us live outside the city. Each town and village has something unique to offer. It is impossible to list everything, so here is just a taste of what makes each one special:
Suburban Towns
in Monroe County
1. Greece
pop. 96,095
2. Irondequoit
pop. 51,692
Seneca Park & Zoo (technically Rochester)
Seabreeze (The Jack Rabbit is America’s oldest continuously operating roller coaster)
Whispering Pines (America’s oldest miniature golf course)
3. Henrietta
pop. 42,581
Rochester Institute of Technology
4. Brighton
pop. 36,609
Corbett’s Glen Nature Park (overlaps with Penfield)
Access points along the Erie Canal
5. Penfield
pop. 36,242
Corbett’s Glen Nature Park (overlaps with Brighton)
6. Chili
pop. 28,625
7. Gates
pop. 28,400
Suburban Towns/Villages
in Monroe County
8. Perinton/Fairport
town pop.46,462, village pop.5,353
Access points along the Erie Canal
Colonial Belle Erie Canal Tour
Lollypop Farm and Barktoberfest
9. Webster
town pop. 42,641, village pop. 5,399
Webster Park Lake Ontario
Webster Arboretum at Kent Park
Herman’s Farm Market & Cider Mill
10. Pittsford
town pop. 29,405, village pop. 1,355
Access points along the Erie Canal
Lock 32 Erie Canal Park & Lockapalooza
Wegmans Food Markets’ flagship store
11. E. Rochester
coterminous, both town and village pop. 6,600
Rural Towns & Towns/Villages
in Monroe County
12. Ogden/Spencerport
town pop. 19,856, village pop. 3,601
Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum
Access points along the Erie Canal
13. Parma/Hilton
town pop. 15,633, village pop. 5,886
14. Sweden/Clarkson/Brockport
Village spans 2 towns: Sweden town pop. 14,175 Clarkson town pop 6,736, village pop. 8,336.
Access points along the Erie Canal
Low Bridge / High Water Festival
The Strand Movie Theater (America’s second-oldest)
15. Mendon/Honeoye Falls
town pop. 9,245, village pop. 2,674
Wild Wings at Mendon Ponds Park
16. Hamlin
pop. 9,045
17. Riga/Churchville
town pop. 5,590, village pop. 1,961
Lighthouse Kayak & Canoe Rental
18. Wheatland/Scottsville
town pop. 4,775, village pop. 2,001
Genesee Country Village & Museum
19. Rush
pop. 3,478
Honeoye Creek Falls at Veterans Memorial Park
New York Museum of Transportation
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
Gro-Moore Farms U-Pick Strawberries
Where are your favorite places around Monroe County?
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