2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Rochester, MN vs Woodstock, VA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Woodstock, is 23% less than it is in Rochester and is 13% below the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Woodstock unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Rochester, MNWoodstock, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,827  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,210$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,963  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, MNWoodstock, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, MNWoodstock, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology18.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.8%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

   |    Reply

Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Rochester

Reviews for Woodstock    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This area, including Shenandoah county, has hot humid summers and mild to cold winters. Major snowstorms, 1' - 2', occur only about every 10 - 15 years. Local  More

   |    Reply

Woodstock is a small town and growing more every day. The cost of living seems less than any other part of  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Woodstock


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.