Rochester is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States.

[2] It is an interior town located near the center of Ulster County.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 7,018 people, 2,688 households, and 1,830 families residing in the town.

There were 3,750 housing units at an average density of 42.4 per square mile (16.4/km2).

24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.