Rochester MI Homes & Real Estate

Rochester is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census. It is a northern suburb in Metro Detroit located 20 miles north of the city of Detroit.

Rochester was the first European settlement in Oakland County when it was founded in 1818. It became part of the Avon Township in 1835 and incorporated as an autonomous city in 1967. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Rochester Hills and also borders Shelby Township to the east.

The city has the following neighborhoods:

The first settlers in what would become Rochester, the Graham family, built a log cabin in 1817. The cabin was located on present-day 3rd St., just west of Main. The city was named for Rochester, New York, just like Rochester, Minnesota, as many early settlers to the area were formerly from the state of New York.

The city became an industrial center with abundant water power from the Clinton River and Paint Creek. The interconnected waterways are no longer used for travel or local industry, but provide natural beauty, some fishing, and a healthy portion of the Clinton Watershed. Historically, past industries formerly located in Rochester included a refinery for sugar beets, a paper products company, and the Western Knitting Mills factory, which was later adapted and utilized during World War II for incendiary production—businesses that no longer exist in the area. Rochester was served by two railroads as well as the Detroit United Railway, an interurban to Royal Oak and Detroit.

Chapman Mill Pond, east of downtown, disappeared into the Paint Creek when the dam broke during the flood of 1946. The reclaimed land is the site of the current post office, Rochester Hills library, and Olde Towne Road. Water Street, formerly situated at the edge of the large pond, remains by its name a reminder of the pond's former existence.

Michigan became the 26th state in 1837, and the Village of Rochester was formed on April 12, 1869, within the boundaries of Avon Township. By 1895, Rochester's population was 900. The village became the city of Rochester in 1967, breaking away from Avon Township. Avon Township became the City of Rochester Hills in 1984, following a long court battle, where the city of Rochester annexed 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of Avon Township's land. It more than doubled the city of Rochester's size.

This list includes people from the area (Rochester Hills, Rochester, and Oakland Township) (48306, 48307, 48309, 48363)

 

Included below are homes for sale and real estate in Rochester, MI.

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Rochester March 19, 2024
17
Listed
57
Avg. DOM
$367.19
Avg. $ / Sq.Ft.
$974,900
Med. List Price
17 Properties
Page 1 of 2
$499,900
Neighborhood: Maple Ridge Creek Village Condo Occpn 1137
3
Beds
2F11/2
Baths
2,251
Sq.Ft.
1999
Year Built
4
Days on Site
20240013168
MLS
$1,074,900
Neighborhood: Pine Knoll Estates Condo Occpn 2055
4
Beds
2F11/2
Baths
3,025
Sq.Ft.
2021
Year Built
5
Days on Site
20240016537
MLS
4
Beds
3F11/2
Baths
2,906
Sq.Ft.
2023
Year Built
33
Days on Site
20240009564
MLS
$725,000
Neighborhood: Residence At Royal Park Occpn 2207
1
Beds
1F11/2
Baths
1,415
Sq.Ft.
2019
Year Built
34
Days on Site
20240009425
MLS
$650,000
Neighborhood: Oakland County Condo Plan No 2344 Brownstones
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,800
Sq.Ft.
2023
Year Built
35
Days on Site
20240009077
MLS
$1,250,000
Neighborhood: Oakland County Condo Plan No 2344 Brownstones
3
Beds
2F11/2
Baths
3,000
Sq.Ft.
2023
Year Built
35
Days on Site
20240009084
MLS
$1,250,000
Neighborhood: Oakland County Condo Plan No 2344 Brownstones
3
Beds
2F11/2
Baths
3,000
Sq.Ft.
2023
Year Built
35
Days on Site
20240009104
MLS
3
Beds
1
Baths
1,013
Sq.Ft.
1929
Year Built
35
Days on Site
20240008805
MLS
$980,000
Neighborhood: Midtown Condo Occpn 2205
2
Beds
2F11/2
Baths
2,200
Sq.Ft.
2018
Year Built
43
Days on Site
2210008122
MLS
$1,300,000
Neighborhood: Curry Hills
3
Beds
3F11/2
Baths
2,730
Sq.Ft.
2024
Year Built
56
Days on Site
20240004434
MLS
$299,000
Neighborhood: Fairview -Avon Twp
2
Beds
1
Baths
636
Sq.Ft.
1940
Year Built
64
Days on Site
20230106215
MLS
4
Beds
3F11/2
Baths
2,906
Sq.Ft.
2024
Year Built
74
Days on Site
20240000722
MLS