There are 13 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Rochester. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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34 Eastview Mall Drive, Victor, NY
13.3 mi from downtown Rochester · Comfortable surrounding area
1200 Fairport Road, Fairport, NY
8.9 mi from downtown Rochester · Mixed-income catchment
5.9 mi from downtown Rochester · Mixed-income catchment
50 Webster Commons Boulevard, Webster, NY
8.8 mi from downtown Rochester · Modest surrounding area
2341 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY
5.2 mi from downtown Rochester · Modest surrounding area
1518 West Ridge Road, Rochester, NY
3.6 mi from downtown Rochester · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Victor location has the highest Goods Score (63 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 13 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Rochester, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.