Shutter BoysPlantation shutters in Rochester
Homes in Rochester
Rochester's 54,492 homes are a mix: 58% detached houses, 31% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 9% townhouses and other attached houses.
Much of Rochester is new: 35% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 41% before 1980. The median home dates from 1989. 65% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Lakeville, 60 miles away, 15% of homes were built before 1980, so Rochester's windows are on the whole older. Nationally, Rochester's homes are newer than those in 62% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
35% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
A whole house in Rochester
The most common home in Rochester has four or more bedrooms: 31% of homes. Large houses are common too: 31% have four bedrooms or more. The median home has 5.9 rooms.
Detached houses are the most common kind of home here. Across the US, the middle home among detached houses has 10 to 15 windows (EIA, 2020). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $3,200 to $6,000. For scale, that's about 1.5% of the median home value here, $310,500 (owners’ estimates, 2020–2024).
Homes here are larger than in 78% of the 881 US cities we have figures for, so a whole-house order runs to more windows than most.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (bedrooms B25041, rooms B25018, value B25077); U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table HC2.1 (windows). EIA RECS 2020, Table HC2.1
A typical home10–15 windows
All of them shuttered$3,200 to $6,000
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsYoung children at home
6.7% of people in Rochester are under five, more than in 83% of the 881 US cities we have figures for. Shutters have no cords or chains at all: the louvers tilt with a rod or by hand, so there's nothing to hang within a child's reach. US rules for cords on custom blinds and shades are still being rewritten; ours never had any.
Pricing a whole house at once
31% of homes here have four bedrooms or more. For a house that size, list every window in one go: type or paste the sizes, or upload them as a spreadsheet saved as CSV, and the designer prices each window and the total.
One room at a time
Homes here cost less than in 66% of the 881 US cities we have figures for, and many owners do a house in stages. Start with the rooms where light and privacy matter most, usually bedrooms and the street-facing front, and keep the same louver size and colour so later rooms match. Your saved design keeps every size.
Ages (B01001), working from home (B08301) and value (B25077): U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Rankings compare the US cities we have figures for.
Rochester weather and your shutters
At Rochester Intl AP, MN (7 mi away), July averages a high of 80.3°F and January a low of 7°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 5 days a year reach 90°F, 156 nights fall to freezing and 37.1 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in January.
Among the Minnesota cities we have climate normals for, Rochester has the most precipitation.
That's more freezing nights than in 96% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 29 min on the longest day to 8 h 53 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 69° above the horizon in June and 23° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Rochester Intl AP, MN (temperature) and Rochester 2.6 NE, MN (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.5°F | 7°F | 1 in |
| Feb | 26.7°F | 10.7°F | 1.1 in |
| Mar | 39.9°F | 23.4°F | 2.1 in |
| Apr | 55.3°F | 35.1°F | 3.5 in |
| May | 68°F | 47.1°F | 4.7 in |
| Jun | 77.6°F | 57.5°F | 5.4 in |
| Jul | 80.3°F | 60.8°F | 4.9 in |
| Aug | 78°F | 58.3°F | 4.8 in |
| Sep | 71.8°F | 50.4°F | 4 in |
| Oct | 57.9°F | 38°F | 2.5 in |
| Nov | 41.7°F | 25.6°F | 1.9 in |
| Dec | 28°F | 13.6°F | 1.2 in |
Cold winters
With 156 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Rochester
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Rochester
- Lakeville 60 mi
- Apple Valley 62 mi
- La Crosse 64 mi
- Eagan 65 mi
- Burnsville 65 mi
- Woodbury 65 mi
More about shutters in Rochester
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Rochester’s own figures.
For designers, contractors and stores in Rochester
Interior designers, contractors, window covering stores, realtors and property managers in Rochester can sell or refer Shutter Boys shutters: dealers buy at trade pricing with a protected area; referral partners earn a fee on each client they send. No fee to join.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.