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Rochester, NY vs Torrington, CT

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- Torrington is 0% more densely populated than Rochester.
- People are 56.3% more likely to be married in Torrington.
- The Median Age is 12.7 years older in Torrington.
 Rochester, NYTorrington, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock35,447329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.638.4
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 Population - 2010210,190  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,202285,036,114
 Population - 1990231,636  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-11.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock891.293.4
 Land Area35.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rochester, NYTorrington, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Rochester, NYTorrington, CTUnited States
 White37.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.9%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rochester, NYTorrington, CTUnited States
 Married Population28.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.8%50.2%
 Never Married56.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households91,400  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,68280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households48,671  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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