Rochester, Vermont

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Burlington. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the northwest of Rochester and has a population of 38,889 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Essex. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the north of Rochester and has a population of 18,626 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Claremont (NH)	SE	41 mi [66 km]	12,968	1.39% decrease
	Hanover (NH)	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	11,068	2.01% increase
	Lebanon (NH)	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]	12,806	1.89% increase
	Barre	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	8,005	5.3% increase
	Barre	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	8,837	4.89% decrease
	Essex Junction	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	9,056	5.41% increase
	Hartford	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	10,696	3.17% increase
	Middlebury	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	8,271	1.08% increase
	Montpelier	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	7,760	3.42% decrease
	Rutland	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	16,742	3.18% decrease
	Shelburne	NW	41 mi [66 km]	7,146	2.91% increase
	South Burlington	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	17,574	11.13% increase
	Springfield	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	8,602	5.24% decrease
	Williston	N	41 mi [66 km]	8,430	10.2% increase
	Winooski	NW	46 mi [74 km]	6,429	2.01% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alpine Village	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Barnard	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	953	0.52% decrease
	Bethel	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,933	1.78% decrease
	Braintree	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,228	2.85% increase
	Chittenden	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,270	7.45% increase
	Goshen	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	215	5.29% decrease
	Granville	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	284	6.27% decrease
	Hancock	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	359	6.02% decrease
	Pittsfield	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	417	2.34% decrease
	Randolph	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	5,037	3.79% increase
	Randolph	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Ripton	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	586	5.4% increase
	Rochester	W	Less than 2 mi	1,123	4.1% decrease
	Royalton	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,439	6.3% decrease
	Stockbridge	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	678	0.59% increase

Windsor County

Rochester is located in Windsor County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Windsor: Orange, Grafton (NH), Sullivan (NH), Windham, Bennington, Rutland and Addison.

While not sharing a border with Windsor, the following counties are close to Rochester: Washington, Chittenden and Essex (NY).

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
	Grafton County (NH)	SE	East Wilder (NH)	28 miles [45 km]
	Sullivan County (NH)	SE	Plainfield (NH)	32 miles [51 km]
	Essex County (NY)	W	Fort Ticonderoga (NY)	28 miles [45 km]
	Warren County (NY)	W	Indian Kettles (NY)	34 miles [54 km]
	Washington County (NY)	W	Wright (NY)	28 miles [45 km]
	Addison County	NW	Hancock	3 miles [4 km]
	Caledonia County	NE	West Groton	36 miles [57 km]
	Chittenden County	N	Buels Gore	24 miles [38 km]
	Lamoille County	N	Moscow	39 miles [62 km]
	Orange County	E	Beanville	7 miles [11 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Vermont<3>

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