Rochester's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Amenities
About Rochester, VT
Rochester, VT is located in Windsor County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Rochester is about 1,250 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $183,591, which is roughly 21% lower than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 15% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $62,941, which is roughly 5% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 3% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.12Male Population Estimate: 48%
Female Population Estimate: 52%
Median Age: 57.2
Male Median Age: 49.5
Female Median Age: 51.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:0.7%
Hispanic:0.5%
Asian:0.4%
Indian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 27.91%
Other: 2.53%
Libertarian: 0.96%
Green: 0.35%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Rochester specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Windsor County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Windsor County: About 90.7148 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Windsor County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 68% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Rochester is about 2.8%.
Vermont is ranked #12 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 68.91 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.9The average living wage for the state of Vermont is $32.92/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Vermont a minimum wage score of 71.91 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.88/hr, which gives Vermont a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.6 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Vermont is $271.56, resulting in a UI benefit score of 75.95 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Vermont does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Vermont does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Vermont does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Vermont does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Vermont does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ Vermont does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Vermont does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Vermont does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Vermont does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Vermont does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Vermont does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Vermont does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Vermont does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Vermont does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Vermont does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Vermont does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Hancock, VT ( 5.10 mi. )
- Pittsfield, VT ( 5.68 mi. )
- Lower Granville, VT ( 6.46 mi. )
- West Braintree, VT ( 7.84 mi. )
- Bethel, VT ( 7.96 mi. )
- Braintree, VT ( 8.44 mi. )
- Goshen, VT ( 8.78 mi. )
- Granville, VT ( 9.03 mi. )
- Chittenden, VT ( 9.16 mi. )
- Stockbridge, VT ( 9.23 mi. )
- Gaysville, VT ( 9.31 mi. )
- W Brookfield, VT ( 9.40 mi. )
- Lillieville, VT ( 10.11 mi. )
- Olympus, VT ( 10.11 mi. )
- East Granville, VT ( 10.37 mi. )
- Ripton, VT ( 11.20 mi. )
- Forest Dale, VT ( 11.67 mi. )
- Forestdale, VT ( 11.70 mi. )
- Randolph, VT ( 11.86 mi. )
- North Chittenden, VT ( 11.86 mi. )
- Randolph Center, VT ( 11.90 mi. )
- East Bethel, VT ( 12.18 mi. )
- Fredetteville, VT ( 12.47 mi. )
- N Chittenden, VT ( 12.47 mi. )
- Pittsford Mills, VT ( 12.47 mi. )
- West Brookfield, VT ( 12.72 mi. )
- Lake Dunmore, VT ( 13.06 mi. )
- Leicester, VT ( 13.37 mi. )
- Brandon, VT ( 13.56 mi. )
- Randolph Ctr, VT ( 13.59 mi. )
- E Granville, VT ( 14.05 mi. )
- Roxbury Flat, VT ( 14.05 mi. )
- W Braintree, VT ( 14.05 mi. )
- Barnard, VT ( 14.32 mi. )
- East Randolph, VT ( 14.33 mi. )
- Roxbury, VT ( 14.36 mi. )
- Royalton, VT ( 14.41 mi. )
- Salisbury, VT ( 14.42 mi. )
- South Lincoln, VT ( 14.97 mi. )
- Brookfield Center, VT ( 14.98 mi. )
- North Randolph, VT ( 15.19 mi. )
- East Pittsford, VT ( 15.20 mi. )
- East Middlebury, VT ( 15.35 mi. )
- E Middlebury, VT ( 15.37 mi. )
- Killington, VT ( 15.40 mi. )
- Pittsford, VT ( 15.66 mi. )
- S Royalton, VT ( 15.82 mi. )
- Brookfield, VT ( 15.83 mi. )
- Florence, VT ( 15.96 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05767Latitude: 43.875400
Longitude: -72.828900
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1441.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802