Living In Rochester, MI

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Rochester Exceptional

Rochester Livability #13 ranked city in Michigan#67 ranked city in the USARanks better than 99% of areas

Livability Awards

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A+ Rochester Amenities Lots of amenities close to this location

F Rochester Cost of Living Cost of living is 30% higher than Michigan

Rochester

11616% more expensive than the US average

Michigan

8911% less expensive than the US average

United States

100National cost of living index

Rochester cost of living

A+ Rochester Crime Total crime is 83% lower than Michigan

Total crime

31786% lower than the US average

Chance of being a victim

1 in 31686% lower than the US average

Year-over-year crime

-25%Year over year crime is down

Rochester crime

B- Rochester Employment Household income is 51% higher than Michigan

Median household income

$76,61638% higher than the US average

Income per capita

$47,01458% higher than the US average

Unemployment rate

4%15% lower than the US average

Rochester employment

A Rochester Housing Home value is 142% higher than Michigan

Median home value

$308,70067% higher than the US average

Median rent price

$8619% lower than the US average

Home ownership

63%equal to the US average

Rochester real estate or Rochester rentals

A+ Rochester Schools HS graduation rate is 13% higher than Michigan

High school grad. rates

97%17% higher than the US average

School test scores

67%39% higher than the US average

Student teacher ratio

17:14% higher than the US average

Rochester K-12 schools

A+ Rochester User Ratings There are a total of 10 ratings in Rochester

Overall user rating

92% 10 total ratings

User reviews rating

80% 1 total reviews

User surveys rating

95% 9 total surveys

all Rochester poll results

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Rochester transportation information

Statistic	Rochester	Michigan	National
Average one way commute	28min	24min	26min
Workers who drive to work	85.5%	82.5%	76.4%
Workers who carpool	6.0%	8.8%	9.3%
Workers who take public transit	0.0%	1.4%	5.1%
Workers who bicycle	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Workers who walk	1.3%	2.2%	2.8%
Working from home	6.3%	3.7%	4.6%

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Monthly costs include: fuel, maintenance, tires, insurance, license fees, taxes, depreciation, and financing.

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Source: The Rochester, MI data and statistics displayed above are derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).