Is Livonia NY a good place to live?

Yes, especially if Conesus Lake is part of the plan. Livonia wraps the busy north end of the lake, has a compact village with its own school district, and puts you 30 to 40 minutes from Rochester. It is the town where lake life and everyday small-town life overlap.

Does living in Livonia mean living on the lake?

No, and that is the advantage. Livonia offers village homes, rural properties, and newer builds at normal Livingston County prices, with the lake ten minutes away. Lakeville, at the north end of Conesus, is part of the town, so public access, marinas, and lakeside dining are everyday amenities rather than vacation destinations.

What are Livonia schools like?

Livonia Central School District is a consistent draw for families moving from Rochester, with the small-district advantages of known teachers and walkable village schools. School quality is one of the two reasons buyers tell us they chose Livonia; the lake is the other.

What is the commute from Livonia to Rochester?

Roughly 30 to 40 minutes to most of the metro, with US-20A and I-390 nearby. Plenty of residents commute daily, and remote workers get the lake at lunchtime.

Living in Livonia NY: Lake Access, Schools, and Small-Town Reality

By Matt Sharman, The Sharman Team at Real Broker NY LLC. Matt was born and raised in Livonia. Updated July 2026.

I grew up here, so consider this the insider version. Livonia is the town most Rochester buyers have driven through on the way to Conesus Lake without realizing the smart move is to stop. Here is what living in Livonia is actually like.

The sixty-second version

Small village core with its own strong school district, the busy north end of Conesus Lake inside the town line at Lakeville, a 30 to 40 minute run to Rochester, and housing that spans village homes, lake cottages, rural acreage, and newer builds. You get lake-town amenities at inland-town prices, unless you want the waterfront itself, which Livonia also has.

Why families pick Livonia

The school district. Livonia Central is the anchor. Ask ten transplants why they moved; the district and the lake split the votes.
The lake without the lake mortgage. Public access, marinas, Vitale Park concerts in summer, and lakeside restaurants at Lakeville, ten minutes from any driveway in town.
The commute works. Rochester in under 40 minutes for most of the metro.
Real range of homes. Starter village homes, working farms and acreage in the hills, waterfront cottages, and executive builds, all inside one district.

Livonia, Lakeville, Hemlock: know the map

The town of Livonia includes the village, Lakeville at the north end of Conesus Lake, and stretches toward Hemlock Lake, the wild, undeveloped watershed lake where the shoreline is protected and the fishing is superb. That range means micro-markets: village walkability, lake-adjacent streets with deeded access, true waterfront on the west shore, and rural quiet toward Hemlock, each priced differently, each with its own buyer competition. This is our home turf, literally: our team has decades of family history and nearly 2,000 transactions in this market.

What buyers should know right now

Lake demand spills into the whole town in summer: streets with lake access or views move fast, and in late July 2026 the lake itself had more pending sales than active listings.
Water, septic, and road details vary street by street near the lake; they change carrying costs and financing, and we check them before you offer.
Reassessments have moved lake-area numbers sharply in recent cycles. Know the tax math before you fall for the view.

Come see it properly

The right Livonia tour includes the village, Lakeville at golden hour, and one road you would never find on your own. Call 585-727-0980, browse our Livonia real estate page, or if the lake is the point, start at the Conesus Lake hub and our lake comparison guide.