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Rochester, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Rochester is a Census CDP of 288 people across 0.63 square miles of land, in Windsor County. Median household income is $40,089, 47.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $250,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rochester
What Rochester is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.63 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land454 plus or minus 133
- County holding the largest share of its areaWindsor County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester
How many people live in Rochester
- Population288 plus or minus 84
- Median age59.1
- Population under 186 plus or minus 13
- Share under 182.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over121 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over42.0 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Households159 plus or minus 49
- Family households60 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families37.7 percent plus or minus 14.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester
Income and work in Rochester
- Median household income$40,089 plus or minus $10,735
- Per capita income$35,709 plus or minus $9,175
- Civilian labor force122 plus or minus 58
- Employed103 plus or minus 45
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate15.6 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Adults 25 and over248 plus or minus 70
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.9 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.5 percent plus or minus 12.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester
Housing in Rochester
- Housing units186 plus or minus 51
- Occupied units159 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate14.5 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Owner occupied76 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied83 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate47.8 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$255,000 plus or minus $92,183
- Median gross rent, monthly$967
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.9 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units101 plus or minus 39
- Share single family54.3 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Units in buildings of two or more85 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more45.7 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester
How Rochester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute83 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes40 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.2 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more31 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.3 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Drove alone45.4 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked40.2 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Worked from home14.4 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rochester
SBA loans in Rochester (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$250,000
- Average approval$250,000
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$250,000
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term183 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rochester, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rochester
Flood risk in Rochester
- NFIP communityTown of Rochester
- NFIP community number500299
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The Town of Rochester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500299 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Windsor County, not Rochester
Windsor County context, not Rochester figures
- Establishments in Windsor County1,926
- Covered employment, Windsor County23,153
- Average annual pay, Windsor County$62,855
- Housing units permitted, Windsor County344
Every figure in this section is published for Windsor County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rochester.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rochester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rochester, Vermont?
288, in 159 households. Rochester CDP covers 0.63 square miles of land, which is 454 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rochester in?
Windsor County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rochester?
$40,089. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $255,000. Median gross rent is $967 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rochester businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $250,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $250,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rochester, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rochester borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rochester. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Rochester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rochester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rochester, town of, community 500299, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rochester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Windsor County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rochester.
Is zoning published for Rochester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.