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Rochester is a tiny town of 288 people in Windsor County, Vermont. It's about 48 miles from Burlington, VT and 139 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $967 a month.
288people
$255kTypical home
$967/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
76"Snow
203Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 288
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 454 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Boston, MA
- 48 mi to Burlington, VT
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,608/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to RUT airport
- 92 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windsor County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk