Rochester, NH Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Rochester home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

31,526
Population Estimate
$176,640
Median Home Value
95.7%
Employment Rate
21.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$276
Median Listing Price$465,900
Median Days on Market57
Active Listings39
New Listings36
Total Listings (Active + Pending)83
Avg Listing Price$464,104
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.91
Family Dual Income53.8
Median Household Income$62,179
Median Individual Income$30,775
Home Ownership67.3%
Home Value$176,640
Median Rent$1,041
Rent Burden32.8%
Poverty10.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.6%
  • Highschool Education35.2%
  • Some College32.5%
  • Bachelors Degree16.6%
  • Graduate Degree5.1%
  • Total College or Above21.7%
  • Stem Degree38.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.8%
  • Female50.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.9%
  • Divorced15.8%
  • Never Married28.9%
  • Widowed5.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRochester
State IDNH
Population31,526

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.1%
19–2913.7%
30–3911.5%
40–4913.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.9%
60–6913.2%
70–796.9%
80+4.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation64.5%
Unemployment Rate4.3%
Disabled17.6%

ETHNICITY

White94.2%
Black0.7%
Asian1.9%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other0.3%
Multiple2.6%

OTHER

Hispanic2.7%
Limited English0.9%
Health Uninsured6.3%
Veteran11.5%

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