Tree removal in Rochester Institute of Technology, NY

About 410 households live in Rochester Institute of Technology. About one in twenty homes are detached houses and almost none of the occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 2001. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 2 miles from Rochester Institute of Technology, averages 129 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 53 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists 5 electric utilities with service territory in Monroe County, among them Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and Rochester Gas & Electric Corp; the county page names the other 3.

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024