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Rochester is a big small town of 6,215 people in Fulton County, Indiana. It's about 41 miles from Kokomo, IN and 89 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $867 a month.
6,215people
$137kTypical home
$867/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
210Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,215
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,359 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 41 mi to Kokomo, IN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$866/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to SBN airport
- 93 mi to IND (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 745 ft
- 503 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+51 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk