Rochester vs Weston

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

Rochester and Weston 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 58 in Weston). Weston has the higher median household income ($117,083 vs $36,932 in Rochester). Weston has the higher median home value ($569,400 vs $251,500 in Rochester).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester	Weston
Population	335	58
Median age	56.8 yrs	66.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,932	$117,083
Median home value	$251,500	$569,400
Median gross rent	$919	—
Housing units	193	63
Homeownership rate	60.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	92.1%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester	Weston
Population	263 → 335 (+27.4%)	33 → 58 (+75.8%)
Median household income	$39,196 → $36,932 (-5.8%)	$58,542 → $117,083 (+100.0%)
Median home value	$192,100 → $251,500 (+30.9%)	$350,000 → $569,400 (+62.7%)
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

Weston

Population

3358

Median household income

$58,542$117,083

Median home value

$350,000$569,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rochester	Weston
Under 5	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 17	6.9%	22.4%
18 to 24	11.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	5.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	27.6%
75 and over	28.7%	27.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rochester	Weston
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	55.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	44.8%
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	Weston
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	7.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	63.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester	Weston
Drove alone	46.7%	72.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	42.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	27.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester	Weston
1-unit, detached	54.4%	50.8%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	34.9%
5 to 19 units	25.4%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rochester	Weston
Poverty rate	13.7%	0.0%
Average household size	1.84	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938