Rochester New York Apartments for Rent

From "Flour City" for its gristmill to "Flower City" for its lilacs, Rochester is an ever-evolving mid-sized city. If you're searching Rochester apartments for rent, you'll find an area full of industry, a vibrant nightlife and intriguing neighborhoods.

A number of well-known businesses are headquartered in Rochester, such as Wegmans on the southwest side of town, High Falls Brewing Company (Honey Brown), Eastman Kodak and Xerox in the center of town, and Birds Eye and Wet Planet Beverages (Jolt) on the east side of town. You may want your apartment to be close to work to avoid Rochester traffic.

If you're not in the working world yet, you might be moving to Rochester apartments for its large colleges and universities. Search for apartments south of Rochester's Inner Loop if you're attending the State University College at Brockport (SUNY), or look for apartments near Empire Boulevard in Rochester if you're a student at Empire State College.

Whether you're attending an 8 a.m. class or working the 9-to-5, you'll need a break at the end of a long day. Head over to Rochester's East End neighborhood for movies, bars, restaurants and concerts that keep going until the wee hours of the morning. Add in the area's multiple art galleries, ballrooms, performing arts theaters and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and you won't need an excuse to get out of your apartment and enjoy the city.

To celebrate the late night food that put Rochester on the Food Network, get out of your apartments to visit Nick Tahou Hots, home of the Garbage Plate. "Unwrapped" spotlighted this all-in-one dish, a base of home fries, macaroni salad, baked beans or French fries topped with meats and dressed with spicy mustard, chopped onions and Nick Tahou's signature hot sauce. Each plate comes with two thick slices of fresh Italian bread and butter.

For the softer side of Rochester, celebrate the city's official flower each May at the annual Lilac Festival. This event features arts, crafts, merchandise, health booths, 5k and 10k races and the crowning of the Lilac Festival Queen. Or visit the Ellwanger Garden, a Victorian style English garden with a vast collection of peonies and other botanicals.

Whether you're moving to Rochester apartments from across the country or from across town, ApartmentGuide.com can help you figure out the perfect place to call home.