r/Rochester peaks Sundays 1am-3am UTC
r/Rochester was created on March 19, 2008, making it 18 years and 2 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 122,761 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/Rochester is experiencing strong growth, with 1,833 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Rochester shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 131.1 upvotes per post across its 122,761 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.25. To reach the Hot section of r/Rochester, posts typically need at least 8 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Rochester receive an average of 33.4 comments, indicating a community with a healthy balance between content appreciation and active discussion. Members regularly engage with posts through both upvotes and comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 1am UTC (9 posts), 7pm UTC (9 posts), and 6pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 11am UTC, 10am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (15), Thursday (18), Friday (8), Saturday (11), Sunday (19) posts reaching the top.
r/Rochester currently has 122,761 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,833 members (1.52%), averaging 61 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Rochester in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Rochester has gained 4,930 subscribers (4.18%). Since tracking began 646 days ago, the community has added 41,165 total subscribers.
r/Rochester is experiencing strong growth, with 1,833 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Rochester has 122,761 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/Rochester is Sundays 1am-3am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Rochester is experiencing strong growth, with 1,833 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Rochester was created on March 19, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/Rochester typically need at least 8 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Rochester is a Reddit community with 122,761 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A community subreddit for the city of Rochester, NY and Greater Rochester area." The best time to post on r/Rochester is Sundays 1am-3am UTC. Posts receive an average of 131.1 upvotes and 33.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 8. The subreddit is adding approximately 61 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/Rochester is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,353 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-17 00:02:06