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Rochester, MA

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NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER	DETAILS
THE SETTING	Suburban (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms), a few Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Established but not old (Built 1960 - 1984), some Newer Homes (Built 1985 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1959), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP	Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER	mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates


THE NEIGHBORS	DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE	mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children)
EDUCATION LEVEL	Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME	Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS	mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY	mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Black, some Mexican, some Puerto Rican
LANGUAGES	mostly English speaking, some Portuguese speaking, some French speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information

Rochester Educational Rating

100 IS BEST

This town is served by two school districts:

ROCHESTER
OLD ROCHESTER

ROCHESTER School District

581 Students enrolled in District

1 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	7
Better than: of MA school districts	69.0%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	10
Better than: of US school districts	97.2%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
13
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

65%	58%	69%	66%	62%	51%	STATE
65%	58%	69%	66%	62%	51%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS TOWN	GRADES

ROCHESTER MEMORIAL 16 PINE STREET, ROCHESTER, MA 02770 (508) 763-2049	PK-06

School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	96.6	74.2
BLACK (%)	3.3	8.9
HISPANIC (%)	0.0	11.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	0.0	4.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.2	0.3

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	5.7	27.7

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$6,732	$3,911,000	66.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$484	$281,000	4.8
STAFF	$244	$142,000	2.4
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$107	$62,000	1.1
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$492	$286,000	4.9
OPERATION	$972	$565,000	9.7
TRANSPORTATION	$411	$239,000	4.1
OTHER	$162	$94,000	1.6
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,873	$1,669,000	28.5
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$460	$267,000	4.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,064	$5,847,000	100.0

Rochester EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN Rochester WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	27.7
CHILDREN IN Rochester LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	4.4

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OLD ROCHESTER School District

1,216 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
14
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

	58%		66%		51%	STATE
	58%		66%		51%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

SCHOOLS IN THIS TOWN	GRADES

NO DATA

School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	94.4	74.2
BLACK (%)	1.3	8.9
HISPANIC (%)	1.1	11.8
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	0.5	4.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.2	0.3

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	4.8	27.7

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$7,460	$9,071,000	21.4
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$788	$958,000	2.3
STAFF	$467	$568,000	1.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$179	$218,000	0.5
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$636	$773,000	1.8
OPERATION	$1,094	$1,330,000	3.1
TRANSPORTATION	$479	$582,000	1.4
OTHER	$152	$185,000	0.4
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,794	$4,614,000	10.9
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$23,527	$28,609,000	67.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$34,781	$42,294,000	100.0

Rochester EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN Rochester WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	27.7
CHILDREN IN Rochester LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	4.4

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Rochester Crime Data

Rochester violent crimes

Population: 4,581
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	0	0	0	3
RATE PER 1,000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.66

United States violent crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	16,692	93,934	417,122	862,947
RATE PER 1,000	0.06	0.32	1.41	2.91

Rochester property crimes

Population: 4,581
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	26	24	4
RATE PER 1,000	5.68	5.24	0.87

United States property crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	2,154,126	6,776,807	1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000	7.27	22.86	4.17


Rochester Appreciation Rates
PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO MA*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	93.56%	5.20%	5	2
Last 10 Years
Last 5 Years
Last 2 Years
Last 12 Months
Latest Quarter
			* 10 is highest

About Rochester

Rochester is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 4,581 people and just one neighborhood, Rochester is the 261st largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns , Rochester isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rochester are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rochester is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rochester who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.56%), management occupations (10.59%), and sales jobs (10.11%).

Because of many things, Rochester is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Rochester really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Rochester perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Rochester is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Rochester isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.62% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Rochester is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Rochester Information and Demographics

The education level of Rochester citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 27.71% of adults in Rochester have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rochester in 2000 was $24,630,

Rochester, MA

Rochester, MA

School Rating Information

ROCHESTER School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

OLD ROCHESTER School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

Rochester Crime Data

violent crime comparison per 1,000 residents

property crime rate comparison per 1,000 residents

crimes per square mile

Rochester Appreciation Rates

About Rochester

Rochester Information and Demographics