Strafford County · New Hampshire · Northeast · 33k residents
Rochester, NH: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Rochester: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the New Hampshire median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,299/wk. New Hampshire's corporate income tax rate is 7.5%. Commercial electricity averages 19.4¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,299/wk
Corporate income tax
7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
27.1%
Commercial electricity
19.4¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Rochester's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
49/100
Steady
Ranks Rochester's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $279,100 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $275 |
| Property tax rate | 1.9% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $986/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,530/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 0% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,299/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.1% |
| Commercial electricity | 19.4¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 23.6/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $166,090 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $106,180 |
| Wage: General manager | $133,800 |
| Wage: Customer service | $49,920 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,700 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $64,010 |
| Wage: Electrician | $79,910 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $36,850 |
| Cost of living index | 100 |
| Groceries index | 104 |
| Utilities | $220/mo |
| Transit pass | $50/mo |
| Gas price | $3.20/gal |
| Healthcare index | 106 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,300/mo |
| Median household income | $80,836 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6% |
| Population | 33k |
| Crime index | 20/100 |
| School rating | 7.7/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 64/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 180 days |
| July high | 82°F |
| January low | 15°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +3.6% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +6.3% |
| Rent MoM | +1.1% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.1% |
| Building permits YoY | +0.5% |
| Ocean coast | 20 mi |
| Big lake | 28 mi |
| Mountains | 71 mi |
| Major airport | 63 mi |
| Ski resort | 63 mi |
Nearby
- Dover, NH · 33k
- Portsmouth, NH · 23k
- Concord, NH · 44k
- Laconia, NH · 17k
- Derry, NH · 21k
Similar size
- Keene, NH · 23k
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- Manchester, NH · 116k
Real listings in Rochester
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- Is Rochester a good place to run a business?
- New Hampshire's corporate income tax rate is 7.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,299/wk; commercial electricity averages 19.4¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Rochester, NH?
- Rochester indexes at 100 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,530/mo and a acs median home value of $279,100.
- How much does a house cost in Rochester?
- The acs median home value in Rochester is $279,100 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Rochester?
- A two-bedroom in Rochester rents for about $1,530/mo.