Rochester vs South Royalton

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

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

South Royalton has the higher population (435 vs 335 in Rochester). Rochester has the higher median home value ($251,500 vs $139,200 in South Royalton). Since 2019, Rochester's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs -34.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester	South Royalton
Population	335	435
Median age	56.8 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,932	—
Median home value	$251,500	$139,200
Median gross rent	$919	$872
Housing units	193	380
Homeownership rate	60.2%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester	South Royalton
Population	263 → 335 (+27.4%)	668 → 435 (-34.9%)
Median household income	$39,196 → $36,932 (-5.8%)	$46,133 → $44,423 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$192,100 → $251,500 (+30.9%)	$138,400 → $139,200 (+0.6%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)	$1,084 → $872 (-19.6%)

Rochester

Population

263335

Median household income

$39,196$36,932

Median home value

$192,100$251,500

Median gross rent

$692$919

South Royalton

Population

668435

Median household income

$46,133$44,423

Median home value

$138,400$139,200

Median gross rent

$1,084$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rochester	South Royalton
Under 5	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	6.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	11.3%	11.3%
25 to 34	5.7%	31.5%
35 to 44	16.7%	5.3%
45 to 54	5.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.4%	8.7%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.3%
75 and over	28.7%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rochester	South Royalton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rochester	South Royalton
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester	South Royalton
Drove alone	46.7%	13.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	42.5%	55.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	15.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester	South Royalton
1-unit, detached	54.4%	28.7%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	23.9%
5 to 19 units	25.4%	39.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Rochester	South Royalton
Poverty rate	13.7%	29.9%
Average household size	1.84	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938