Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Settled in 1888, this town now has 560 residents.
40% of households live in a home they own in East Rochester, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Only 9 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than East Rochester. East Rochester has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 718 in 1910, a peak of 1,025 in 1960, 565 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Rochester, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in East Rochester.
Expected losses in East Rochester break down as 80% from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Pittsburgh (7%), Cranberry Township (7%) and Rochester Township (5%). For residents in East Rochester, the share who live below the poverty line is 16%. Employers in East Rochester added 41 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 306. The median commute is under 11 miles.
| East Rochester | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $42,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in East Rochester who say their health is fair or poor: 21%. Of 26 CDC measures, East Rochester beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 and trails it on 7. Nearly two in five adults locally have high blood pressure; 39% have obesity.
| East Rochester | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | East Rochester | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.4% | 67.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Rochester has one park or preserve, 1 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lacock Spring | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
East Rochester’s typical rent comes in at $775 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Rochester. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
22 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
22 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
30 mi Theme parkKennywood
23 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
22 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
5 within 15 miles of the center of East Rochester
About 2 of every 100 East Rochester residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
East Rochester is a borough in central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 565 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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East Rochester has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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