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Rochester, TX

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Population
255
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,594 ft
Median Home Value
$55,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$700/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$31,827
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in TexasPopulation rankingHighest population places in TexasNearest larger communityAbilene, Texas60 miles away · 131,588 residents.

About Rochester

Rochester is a town in northwestern Haskell County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 248 residents. Rochester was founded by A. Carothers in 1906 as the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway was built in the area. A newcomer can read Rochester through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Rochester comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Rochester is in northwestern Haskell County along Texas State Highway 6, which leads north 7 miles to Knox City and south 9 miles to Rule. Haskell, the county seat, is 15 miles to the southeast.

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