Rochester, Texas
Rochester is a small town in Haskell County, located about 60 miles north of Abilene in the Rolling Plains of West Texas. It sits amid flat to gently rolling farm and ranch land where cotton and cattle have long anchored the local economy. The town is a rural farming community surrounded by open agricultural country.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- Town
- July 2025 population
- 255
- Change from 2020 base
- +2%
- Land area
- 0.3 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Haskell County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Haskell County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Rochester
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Rochester.
County history
How Haskell County got its name and county seat
Haskell County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1858 but not organized until 1885, when the county seat was named for a soldier who died at Goliad in 1836.
Property tax
Who handles property taxes in Haskell County
Haskell County has a separate appraisal district and tax assessor-collector, and the tax office does not collect property taxes, so you need to know where to go.
Water wells
Drilling a water well in Haskell County requires a permit
The Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District covers all of Haskell County and requires a permit before you drill a new water well.
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