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Rochester is a small town of 3,422 people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $801 a month.
3,422people
$117kTypical home
$801/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
194Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,422
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,820 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 24 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 194 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 171 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,245 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PIT airport
- 15 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 871 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 257 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaver County: R+21 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk