Rochester, Wisconsin

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Milwaukee. It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the northeast of Rochester and has a population of 596,974 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Elgin (IL). It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the south of Rochester and has a population of 94,487 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington Heights (IL)	S	46 mi [74 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease
	Buffalo Grove (IL)	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	42,972	0.15% increase
	Glenview (IL)	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	46,180	10.35% increase
	Hoffman Estates (IL)	S	46 mi [74 km]	53,641	8.38% increase
	Mount Prospect (IL)	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	53,338	5.2% decrease
	Palatine (IL)	S	43 mi [69.2 km]	67,080	2.45% increase
	Schaumburg (IL)	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	71,716	4.87% decrease
	Waukegan (IL)	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	90,788	3.28% increase
	Brookfield	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	39,020	0.96% increase
	Janesville	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	62,516	5.07% increase
	Kenosha	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	96,950	7.3% increase
	Racine	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	82,196	0.42% increase
	Waukesha	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	68,008	4.91% increase
	Wauwatosa	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	45,004	4.8% decrease
	West Allis	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	59,416	3% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Big Bend	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,332	4.23% increase
	Bohners Lake	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Browns Lake	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Burlington	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	6,632	3.88% increase
	Burlington	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	10,930	10% increase
	Dover	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	4,298	9.98% increase
	Eagle Lake	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	East Troy	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,946	3.03% increase
	Norway	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	8,033	5.7% increase
	Potter Lake	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Rochester	W	Less than 2 mi	2,477	9.89% increase
	Spring Prairie	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,311	10.63% increase
	Waterford	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	6,313	6.32% increase
	Waterford	N	Less than 2 mi	4,973	22.85% increase
	Wind Lake	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---

Racine County

Rochester is located in Racine County.

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
	Boone County (IL)	SW	Blaine (IL)	35 miles [56 km]
	Cook County (IL)	S	Barrington Hills (IL)	39 miles [62 km]
	Lake County (IL)	S	Channel Lake (IL)	18 miles [28 km]
	McHenry County (IL)	S	Belden (IL)	19 miles [30 km]
	Dodge County	N	Alderley	34 miles [54 km]
	Jefferson County	NW	Palmyra	20 miles [32 km]
	Kenosha County	SE	Brighton	9 miles [14 km]
	Milwaukee County	NE	Union Church	10 miles [16 km]
	Ozaukee County	N	Freistadt	35 miles [56 km]
	Rock County	W	Fairfield	29 miles [46 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Wisconsin<3>

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