Farmington vs Rochester

A side-by-side comparison of Farmington and Rochester: population, income, housing, and more.

Farmington and Rochester are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rochester has the higher population (32,866 vs 3,753 in Farmington). Rochester has the higher median household income ($79,388 vs $51,094 in Farmington). Rochester has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $215,100 in Farmington).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Rochester
Population	3,753	32,866
Median age	44.5 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,094	$79,388
Median home value	$215,100	$262,600
Median gross rent	$957	$1,220
Housing units	1,765	14,613
Homeownership rate	62.7%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Rochester
Population	4,477 → 3,753 (-16.2%)	30,955 → 32,866 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$56,000 → $51,094 (-8.8%)	$62,179 → $79,388 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $215,100 (+30.0%)	$172,300 → $262,600 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$989 → $957 (-3.2%)	$1,041 → $1,220 (+17.2%)

Farmington

Population

4,4773,753

Median household income

$56,000$51,094

Median home value

$165,400$215,100

Median gross rent

$989$957

Rochester

Population

30,95532,866

Median household income

$62,179$79,388

Median home value

$172,300$262,600

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,220

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Rochester
Under 5	6.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.7%
25 to 34	18.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	6.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	28.6%	15.9%
65 to 74	5.2%	12.1%
75 and over	6.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Rochester
No high school diploma	16.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	38.5%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Rochester
Drove alone	80.9%	76.6%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.1%	12.1%
Other means	1.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Rochester
1-unit, detached	52.7%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	8.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Rochester
Poverty rate	12.1%	8.5%
Average household size	2.22	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1958	1979