Rochester, Kentucky

About Rochester

Rochester is a tiny community in southwestern Kentucky with an estimated population of 113.

Rochester holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.47 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 240 residents per square mile.

📰 Rochester News Today

• Body found in Rochester Beech Tree News · Mar 20
• UPDATE: Body found on Butler County property identified WNKY · Mar 24
• Man’s death under investigation in Butler County wbko.com · Mar 16
• Rochester man jailed for terrorism alarms Kentucky prison staff rochesterbeacon.com · Nov 12
• Joseph Randal Boykin Obituary (2026) - Rochester, KY - Jones Funeral Chapel Inc Legacy obituary · Apr 2

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What Makes Rochester Unique

• One of 14 places in the US named Rochester — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 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 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Rochester

• John Prine Memorial Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Rochester

🏘️ Nearby Communities