How is the commute from Perinton, NY?

Approximate drive to downtown Rochester: ~20–25 minutes via I-490 (no-traffic estimate).

Rochester metro, NY relocation guide

Moving to Perinton, NY

—Median listing price

Rochester metro, NYArea

Commuter-friendlyCommute profile

About Perinton

Perinton is a large suburb southeast of Rochester, wrapped around the village of Fairport on the Erie Canal. Housing spans 1960s–80s subdivisions, townhome villages, and canal-side homes.

The lift bridge carrying Main Street over the Erie Canal in Fairport, town of PerintonPhoto: Adventure George · CC BY 2.0

Marina on the north side of the Erie Canal at the 2018 Fairport Canal Days festivalPhoto: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0

Fairport on the Erie CanalPhoto: Djbrei at English Wikipedia · Public domain

Home prices in Perinton

Home prices in Perinton vary by neighborhood and property type.

Top places in Perinton

Village of Fairport — lift bridge, canal waterfront, and Main Street (shown in the Commons photos below).
Powder Mills Park — skiing, trails, and fish hatchery.
Perinton Park — canal-side concerts and festivals.
Erie Canal Trail — biking and boating.
Perinton Community Center.
Egypt Park — sports and playgrounds.
Lollypop Farm Humane Society — animal shelter and farm.

Commuting from Perinton

Approximate drive to downtown Rochester: ~20–25 minutes via I-490 (no-traffic estimate).
Transit: RTS Route 50 (Fairport/Penfield) serves the town into the downtown Transit Center (per reimagine.myrts.com route guide, read September 24, 2026).

Perinton FAQs

What is the housing market like in Perinton, NY?
Home prices in Perinton vary by neighborhood and property type.
How is the commute from Perinton, NY?
Approximate drive to downtown Rochester: ~20–25 minutes via I-490 (no-traffic estimate).

Town links

Town government

Town of Perinton

Schools

NYSED Data Site — search school districts

Transit

Official town resources. School report cards via the New York State Education Department.

Request your free agent introduction

Tell us how to reach you and we'll connect you with a license-verified agent selected for production and professional standing in Perinton.

Your name How should the agent reach you?

Phone call Email Text message

See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You choose how we reach you. We call or text only with your consent above.

You must be 18 or older to submit.

Agent introductions are made on a referral basis. We make every effort to connect you with a license-verified agent selected for production and professional standing in your chosen community; however, agent availability varies by market and timing, and we reserve the right to align you with another license-verified agent selected for production and professional standing in that market. We do not guarantee any particular agent, result, or outcome.

If you close a transaction with an agent we introduce, the receiving agent's brokerage may pay a referral fee, brokerage to brokerage, to our broker of record, Coldwell Banker Realty, CT Real Estate Broker License No. REB.0788195, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIH LLC. Referral fees are not paid to or by individual agents, and they come at no additional cost to you from this referral.

More towns in Rochester metro, NY

Albion Albion Arcadia Avon Avon Barre Bloomfield Brighton Bristol Brockport Butler Caledonia