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Radon in Rochester, New York

EPA puts Monroe County, where Rochester is, in Zone 2, its middle radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.

Data checked By Radon411Methodology

Predicted
Zone 2Moderate predicted potential
Measured
10.0%of 40 tests reported to CDC for Monroe County (2023) were at or above 4 pCi/L
Your home
Test to knowNo area figure here is a reading of your home.

The data

Rochester, What is published

What is published for Rochester

Information:

Radon data is published by county, not by city

Radon data is published by county, not by city. EPA assigns radon zones to counties, and CDC publishes radon test figures by county. Neither publishes a figure for Rochester, so every radon figure on this page belongs to a county and is labelled with it. Only a test tells you about one home.

Monroe County has an EPA zone and its own CDC test figures, shown below. About 206,108 people live in Rochester.

Rochester, Counties

The county Rochester lies in

Measured

Each county's own EPA zone and its own published CDC figures for 2023, the newest period any of them has. A county without a figure for that period is shown without one, never with a figure from another year.

Monroe CountyZone 2Moderate predicted potential

10.0%
Reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L, 2023
1.5 pCi/L
Median reported result
40 tests
Tests reported to CDC
10
Annual years on file

The median reported pre-mitigation result for 2023 was 1.5 pCi/L in Monroe County.

CDC counts radon tests that were reported to it, not homes, and figures from few tests can swing widely from year to year. Each county’s report has its full history.

Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones, by county. Measured: CDC tracking data, by county, 2023.

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Area data, not a test of the building.

Local help

Rochester, Professionals

Radon professionals listed in Rochester

Businesses whose listed city is Rochester, from the state registries and listings in the Radon411 directory, with the same business and certification status the directory shows.

7 listings with Rochester as the city. See radon mitigation and testing in Rochester, or all radon professionals in New York.

Rochester, Local resources

Local resources for Rochester

Who to ask in New York: its radon program, test kits and professionals.

What it means

Rochester, Questions

Questions about radon in Rochester

What radon zone is Rochester in?

EPA's Map of Radon Zones classifies counties, not cities. Monroe County is in Zone 2 (moderate predicted potential). A zone is a prediction for a whole county and never tells you the level in one home.

How many radon tests come back high in Rochester's counties?

For 2023, the share of radon tests reported to CDC that were at or above 4 pCi/L was 10.0% in Monroe County (40 tests). Each is that county's own figure, counting tests reported to CDC, not homes. Radon411 does not average or combine them into a figure for the city.

Should I test my home in Rochester?

Yes. Testing is the only way to know the radon level in a specific building. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. How to test a home.

The answers use the published figures of Monroe County, the county Rochester lies in.