Ascutney vs Rochester

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

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

Ascutney has the higher population (413 vs 335 in Rochester). Ascutney has the higher median household income ($50,161 vs $36,932 in Rochester). Rochester has the higher median home value ($251,500 vs $200,900 in Ascutney).

Population, income & housing

	Ascutney	Rochester
Population	413	335
Median age	66.6 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,161	$36,932
Median home value	$200,900	$251,500
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	218	193
Homeownership rate	100.0%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ascutney	Rochester
Population	421 → 413 (-1.9%)	263 → 335 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$43,250 → $50,161 (+16.0%)	$39,196 → $36,932 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $200,900 (+24.9%)	$192,100 → $251,500 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)

Ascutney

Population

421413

Median household income

$43,250$50,161

Median home value

$160,900$200,900

Rochester

Population

263335

Median household income

$39,196$36,932

Median home value

$192,100$251,500

Median gross rent

$692$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ascutney	Rochester
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.1%	6.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	1.7%	5.7%
35 to 44	1.9%	16.7%
45 to 54	5.8%	5.4%
55 to 64	28.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	26.4%	11.9%
75 and over	31.0%	28.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ascutney	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ascutney	Rochester
No high school diploma	5.4%	4.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ascutney	Rochester
Drove alone	54.8%	46.7%
Carpooled	40.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	42.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.8%
Other means	5.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ascutney	Rochester
1-unit, detached	70.6%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	25.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ascutney	Rochester
Poverty rate	0.8%	13.7%
Average household size	1.81	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1973	1938