Rochester vs South Woodstock

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

Rochester and South Woodstock 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 19 in South Woodstock). Since 2019, Rochester's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs -82.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester	South Woodstock
Population	335	19
Median age	56.8 yrs	—
Median household income	$36,932	—
Median home value	$251,500	—
Median gross rent	$919	—
Housing units	193	45
Homeownership rate	60.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester	South Woodstock
Population	263 → 335 (+27.4%)	107 → 19 (-82.2%)
Median household income	$39,196 → $36,932 (-5.8%)	—
Median home value	$192,100 → $251,500 (+30.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)	—

Rochester

Population

263335

Median household income

$39,196$36,932

Median home value

$192,100$251,500

Median gross rent

$692$919

South Woodstock

Population

10719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rochester	South Woodstock
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	11.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	100.0%
35 to 44	16.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	0.0%
75 and over	28.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

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

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rochester	South Woodstock
No high school diploma	4.0%	47.4%
High school graduate	39.1%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester	South Woodstock
Drove alone	46.7%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	100.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	42.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester	South Woodstock
1-unit, detached	54.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	25.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rochester	South Woodstock
Poverty rate	13.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.84	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1938	—