Midwest

Rochester

Oakland County, MI

Population

12,978

Walk Score

85 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,158

Median home value

$447,800

Founded

1817

Rochester is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Rochester had a population of 13,035. It is a northern suburb in Metro Detroit located 20 miles north of the city of Detroit.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Reuther, Walter P. and May Wolf, House · listed 2002
  • Stony Creek Village Historic District · listed 1972

Notable landmarks

  • Griggs Brothers-Rochester Elevator Company Grain Elevator · listed 2010
  • Meadow Brook Farms · listed 1979
  • Newberry, Milo Prentice, House · listed 2018
  • Sprague, Rollin, Building-Old Stone Store · listed 1999
  • Western Knitting Mills · listed 2000

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