Considering Rochester for next place to move to, have some questions
I am in the process of interviewing for an engineering job that would be based in Rochester and have been researching the city a bit. I've got a couple other cities I might move to but Rochester has caught my attention the most. Single, mid 20s moving up from the deep south.
If I manage to get the job, I'd be making 6 figures. Been putting together a database for cities I could move to and subsequent budgets and pros and cons tables.
Few questions:
I've read that buying housing here is extremely expensive, but renting in a good area is pretty affordable. However the posts I've seen about it are a year or more old. Does that still hold as accurate. It seems most houses are bought over asking and property taxes are high.
I've seen posts that the social scene here is decent. I'm coming from a city that's largely catered to young married families with kids, so no clubs, bars close at midnight or earlier and social groups for young single people are pretty sparse. Most people do not get out onto town. Is the general scene here similar / or is there generally a lot to do/people to meet here on a given evening or weekend?
Beyond housing how affordable is the city to live in? I've seen a lot of mixed information about food, gas, insurance, leisure etc.
Is the city growing or stagnating? Seen mixed takes here. I've also seen some mixed info on how the crime is.
What's the lgbt scene like? I am quite homosexual.
Do yall actually recommend Rochester as a good city to settle down for potentially many years. I of course have my own requirements for a good city to settle in but am curious how residents feel.