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ELLISON / COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Welcome to
Bensonhurst / Homestead Heights.
A northeast Rochester neighborhood area north of Beechwood. City neighborhood planning documents also identify the area as Homestead Heights.
- Place type
- Neighborhood
- Location
- Monroe County, New York
Official Homes.com video · Homestead Heights area overview
This guide also uses the City's Bensonhurst name. The video follows Homes.com's Homestead Heights area and may show nearby places outside the mapped neighborhood.
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How this area is defined
City-published neighborhood/association reference boundary. Not a legal, zoning, school-attendance or postal boundary; local definitions may differ. Alternate names are supported by City narrative sources; their common usage is not a guarantee of identical boundaries.
Source: City GIS and linked neighborhood sourcesNames and aliases
Bensonhurst · Homestead Heights
Source: Linked local sourcesSearching homes nearby
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Explore the guideSources and updates
Explore the original sources behind this guide. GIS outlines are informational, not surveys; neighborhood names and boundaries can vary by source.
- City of Rochester Neighborhoods GIS layerLocal naming, context or geographic reference; sources may use different boundaries.Data type: Neighborhood context · Accessed: 2026-10-16
- Sector Eight neighborhood planLocal naming, context or geographic reference; sources may use different boundaries.Data type: Neighborhood context · Accessed: 2026-10-16
- Southeast Neighborhood Service CenterLocal naming, context or geographic reference; sources may use different boundaries.Data type: Neighborhood context · Accessed: 2026-10-16
Last community record update: 2026-10-16
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