Cavendish vs Rochester

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

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

Rochester has the higher population (335 vs 316 in Cavendish). Cavendish has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $36,932 in Rochester). Rochester has the higher median home value ($251,500 vs $246,200 in Cavendish).

Population, income & housing

	Cavendish	Rochester
Population	316	335
Median age	36.9 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$117,500	$36,932
Median home value	$246,200	$251,500
Median gross rent	$1,417	$919
Housing units	174	193
Homeownership rate	63.6%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cavendish	Rochester
Population	211 → 316 (+49.8%)	263 → 335 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$47,250 → $117,500 (+148.7%)	$39,196 → $36,932 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$152,500 → $246,200 (+61.4%)	$192,100 → $251,500 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,336 → $1,417 (+6.1%)	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)

Cavendish

Population

211316

Median household income

$47,250$117,500

Median home value

$152,500$246,200

Median gross rent

$1,336$1,417

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)

	Cavendish	Rochester
Under 5	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	6.9%
18 to 24	12.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	6.0%	5.7%
35 to 44	29.7%	16.7%
45 to 54	3.2%	5.4%
55 to 64	18.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	11.9%
75 and over	5.4%	28.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cavendish	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	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	1.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cavendish	Rochester
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.0%
High school graduate	47.0%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cavendish	Rochester
Drove alone	63.5%	46.7%
Carpooled	18.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	42.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	10.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cavendish	Rochester
1-unit, detached	85.1%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	25.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cavendish	Rochester
Poverty rate	1.3%	13.7%
Average household size	3.59	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938