Rochester, Massachusetts

Back to Rochester, MA housing info, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Plymouth County Population in July 2007: 5,218. Population change since 2000: +13.6%   Males: 2,616   (50.1%) Females: 2,602   (49.9%) Median resident age:   38.1 years Massachusetts median age:   36.5 years Zip codes: 02770. Estimated median household income in 2007: $80,925 (it was $63,289 in 2000) Rochester:   $80,925 Massachusetts:   $62,365 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $398,137 (it was $184,800 in 2000) Rochester:   $398,137 Massachusetts:   $366,400 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $432,284; Detached houses: $435,052; Townhouses or other attached units: $332,385; In 2-unit structures: $527,270 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 02770 Rochester, MA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Rochester: White Non-Hispanic (96.4%) Other race (1.2%) Two or more races (1.0%) American Indian (0.8%) Black (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Rochester: 125.3 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rochester, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Rochester is mentioned 55 times on our forum: Ppl from Massachusetts are incredibly rude  (323 replies) Is Boston racist?!?!?!?  (292 replies) Do you miss massachusetts?  (447 replies) Nice family towns near Plymouth, MA  (8 replies) Let it snow?  (58 replies) Any former CA natives moved to New England and loved/hated it?  (118 replies) Latest news from Rochester, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: English (25.2%), Irish (18.0%), Portuguese (17.2%), French (14.7%), French Canadian (10.5%), Polish (9.3%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1686 Elevation: 29 feet Land area: 33.9 square miles. Population density: 154 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 41.77 N, Longitude: 70.83 W

Area codes: 508, 774

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Here:	3.8%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.92
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rochester, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rochester-area historical tornado activity is below Massachusetts state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the Rochester town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 51.1 miles away from the town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Rochester, MA

• Island Air Service Seaplane Base

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Notable locations in Rochester: Rochester Golf Course (A), Joseph H Plumb Memorial Library (B), Rochester Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Rochester include: Saint Rose of Lima Church (A), East Rochester Church (B), First Congregational Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery (1), Ashley Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Snipatuit Pond (A), Marys Pond (B), Leonards Pond (C), Giffords Pond (D), Harley Millpond (E), Snows Pond (F), Mill Pond (G), Long Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Branch Sippican River (A), Sherman Brook (B), Doggett Brook (C), West Branch Sippican River (D), Cedar Swamp Brook (E), Snipatuit Brook (F), Black Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rochester include: Rochester Wildlife Management Area (1), Camp Snipatuit (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: T & A Amusements (Amusement & Theme Parks; 172 Pierce Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	82.2%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This town:	3.1%
Whole state:	9.3%

This town:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rochester, MA

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5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($402 average AGI)

Plymouth County:	0.04%
Massachusetts average:	0.28%

from Norfolk County, MA	1.57% ($60,184 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA	0.84% ($49,926)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.72% ($62,461)

6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)

Plymouth County:	0.04%
Massachusetts average:	0.11%

to Norfolk County, MA	1.28% ($54,265 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA	1.01% ($42,010)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.60% ($49,190)

• Tim McDougall, 153 Cranberry Hwy ( 305085 ), Type: Tower, Structure height: 29.8 m, Overall height: 29.8 m
  Registrant: Spectrasite Communications, Inc. Through American Tower, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600
• David J Fenton, 98 Bowens Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.9 m
  Registrant: Phone: (781) 319-1111, Email:

• Fire Station Hartley Rd, Call Sign: KJE934, Licensee ID: L00027394
  Assigned Frequencies : 33.5200 MHz, 33.9000 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/10/1999, Expiration Date: 05/19/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/25/2004
  Registrant: Rochester, Town Of, Fire Station Hartley Rd, Rochester, MA 02770, Phone: (617) 763-2611
• Garage Corner Cushman & Hartley Rd, Call Sign: KUG798, Licensee ID: L00027394
  Assigned Frequencies : 45.4800 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/13/2002, Expiration Date: 06/22/2012
  Registrant: Rochester, Town Of, Cushman Rd, Rochester, MA 02770, Phone: (508) 763-4336
• Police Dept, Call Sign: WBR964, Licensee ID: L00027394
  Assigned Frequencies : 485.537 MHz, 485.887 MHz, 486.037 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/14/2002, Expiration Date: 03/14/2012, Certifier: Walter V Denham
  Registrant: Rochester, Town Of, Police Dept, Rochester, MA 02770, Phone: (508) 763-5112
• 22 Cranberry Hwy Rt 28, Call Sign: KBG246, Licensee ID: L00061299
  Assigned Frequencies : 35.1000 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/22/1997, Expiration Date: 02/05/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2003
  Registrant: R F Morse & Son Inc, Cranberry Hwy, West Wareham, MA 02576
• 59 Hartley Rd., Type: Bant, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WPUV484
  Assigned Frequencies : 474.425 MHz, 474.750 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/09/2002, Expiration Date: 05/09/2012, Certifier: Scott Ashworth
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
• Mattapoisett Well #5, Type: Building, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WQID278
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.203 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/08/2008, Expiration Date: 01/08/2018, Certifier: William T Nicholson Jr
  Registrant: Electrical Installations, Inc., 397 Whittier Hwy, Moultonboro, NH 03254, Phone: (603) 253-4525, Fax: (603) 253-6284, Email:

• Fire: 5
• Hazardous Condition: 1