Rochester, Wisconsin

About Rochester

Rochester, WI is a small town located in southeastern Wisconsin with an estimated population of 3,766.

Rochester holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 17.42 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 216 residents per square mile.

📰 Rochester News Today

• Between Milwaukee And Rochester Is Wisconsin's Charming Midwest City With A Lake To Fish, Parks, And Tasty Eats islands.com · Aug 17
• Mayo Credit Union to expand in Rochester and Wisconsin Post Bulletin · Aug 7
• Rochester Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Mark Tamblyn, 59, of Rochester – Obituary Racine County Eye · May 12
• Between Milwaukee And Rochester Is Wisconsin's Charming Town With Lake Fun, Parks, And A Scenic Waterfall islands.com · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Rochester Unique

• One of 14 places in the US named Rochester — but the Wisconsin one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Rochester

• The Gathering Place — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rochester

• Case Eagle Park reviews ★
• Cherry Lake Sedge Meadow State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Honey Creek Wildlife Area - Cherry Lake Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Honey Creek Wildlife Area - Oak Knoll Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Honey Lake Community Park reviews ★
• Kate Shaffer Memorial Park reviews ★
• Pioneer Park reviews ★
• Rochester Commons Area reviews ★
• Saller Woods Park reviews ★
• Wallace E. Zabler Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Rochester

🏘️ Nearby Communities