Rochester, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Detroit. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the south of Rochester and has a population of 951,270 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Windsor (ON). It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the south of Rochester and has a population of 197,694 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ann Arbor	SW	41 mi [66 km]	114,386	0.32% increase
	Dearborn	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	86,477	11.56% decrease
	Farmington Hills	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	78,522	4.37% decrease
	Flint	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	112,900	9.64% decrease
	Livonia	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	91,220	9.27% decrease
	Pontiac	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	66,095	0.36% decrease
	Rochester Hills	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	69,014	0.27% increase
	Saint Clair Shores	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	60,364	4.33% decrease
	Southfield	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	75,392	3.71% decrease
	Sterling Heights	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	127,160	2.16% increase
	Taylor	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	60,619	7.97% decrease
	Troy	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	80,264	0.86% decrease
	Warren	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	133,939	3.12% decrease
	Westland	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	78,961	8.82% decrease
	Sarnia (ON)<*>	NE	41 mi [66 km]	71,419	0.77% increase
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburn Hills	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	20,931	5.51% increase
	Beverly Hills	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	9,865	5.48% decrease
	Birmingham	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	18,932	1.86% decrease
	Bloomfield Hills	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,772	4.26% decrease
	Clawson	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	12,157	4.52% decrease
	Clinton	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Keego Harbor	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,838	2.49% increase
	Lake Angelus	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	313	3.99% decrease
	Lake Orion	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,713	---
	Macomb	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Oxford	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,526	0.4% decrease
	Romeo	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,737	0.43% increase
	Shelby	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Sylvan Lake	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,639	5.53% decrease
	Utica	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	4,924	7.58% increase

Oakland County

Rochester is located in Oakland County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oakland: Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Washtenaw and Wayne.

While not sharing a border with Oakland, the counties of Saint Clair and Essex (ON) are close to Rochester.

Below are counties that are near Rochester (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Rochester:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Rochester
	Genesee County	NW	Goodrich	25 miles [40 km]
	Lapeer County	N	Almont	16 miles [25 km]
	Livingston County	W	Hallers Corners	29 miles [46 km]
	Macomb County	NE	Mount Vernon	4 miles [6 km]
	Saint Clair County	NE	Allenton	18 miles [28 km]
	Sanilac County	N	Valley Center	35 miles [56 km]
	Washtenaw County	SW	Salem	30 miles [48 km]
	Wayne County	SE	Conners Creek	18 miles [28 km]
	Municipality of Chatham-Kent (ON)	E	Whitebread (ON)	33 miles [53 km]
	Essex County (ON)	S	Windsor (ON)	24 miles [38 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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