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Rochester is a tiny town of 228 people in Haskell County, Texas. It's about 60 miles from Abilene, TX and 183 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $700 a month.
228people
$77kTypical home
$700/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
4"Snow
289Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 228
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 667 people per sq mi
- 183 mi to Dallas, TX
- 60 mi to Abilene, TX
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$485/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 289 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 76 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (849 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to ABI airport
- 166 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,601 ft
- 369 mi to the ocean
- 170 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Haskell County: R+72 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.