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New Hampshire·Strafford County
8 tracts·33K people·$279K median·736/mi²
White 91 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 2 · Asian 1 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 48 · Living alone 30 · Other 22
Retail 28 · Manufacturing 20 · Health 19 · Professional 15 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 23 · Service 19 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 11 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Rochester is $279,100 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Rochester has 33,144 residents across 8 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.0; the population is 91.1% White, 4.0% Multiracial, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 1.1% Black and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 27.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.3% (Census ACS).
School Street School (52%), Maple Street Magnet School (45%) and Gonic School (42%) lead the elementary schools; Rochester Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (27%); Spaulding High School is the high school with reported scores (22%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,369/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Rochester is $80,836 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Rochester, median rent is $1,369/month and the median home value is $279,100 (Census ACS).
Rochester reported 1.0 violent crimes and 10.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 125 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 39 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rochester are ice storm (93), lightning (85) and wildfire (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.29g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rochester, 1.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).