#1
Kung Fu Therapy Center
“Danny is the best! If you are looking for Chinese style foot massage or any deep tissue massage, looking no further! Will definitely come back and ask for Danny! Thank you Danny!” — Google review
Experts Reviews · 2026 Ratings
The Best Massage Therapists in Rochester, MN
We graded 10 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
$83typical jobMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).
99%say the price was fairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.
4.91★average ratingPlain average of every Google star rating we collected for these companies.
1.4%bad jobs (1–2★, 2 yrs)Share of 1–2★ reviews in the last 24 months — or the 20 newest reviews when the company had fewer than 20 in that time.
From 71,050 Google reviews of 234 top-rated massage therapists nationwide; 10 of them in Rochester, MN. Updated November 10, 2026.
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Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of massage therapists).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 | Jing Massage & BodyworkRochester, MN | A 100How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%100+58.7Reliability 26%99+25.8Value 15%100+15.2Experts Score= 100Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AA– | 5.00 | — |
| 2 |  Optimal MovementRochester, MN | A 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%96+52.4Reliability 24%97+23.5Value 14%96+13.6Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Experts Score= 97Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAA | 4.97 | — |
| 3 |  Sheena's StudioRochester, MN | A 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%99+58.1Reliability 26%98+25.6Value 15%89+13.5Experts Score= 97Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AA– | 4.99 | — |
| 4 | Kung Fu Therapy CenterRochester, MN | A 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%95+51.8Reliability 24%94+22.8Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Experts Score= 96Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAA | 4.95 | — |
| 5 |  Relax Wellness CenterLLCRochester, MN | A 95How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%94+51.3Reliability 24%94+22.8Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Experts Score= 95Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.95 | — |
| 6 |  Quality Life Chiropractic & MassageRochester, MN | A 95How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%95+60.4Reliability 28%96+27.1Replies to reviews 8%91+7.5Experts Score= 95Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––AA | 4.93 | — |
| 7 |  Massage Comfy LLCRochester, MN | A 94How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%95+51.8Reliability 24%95+23Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%77+5.4Experts Score= 94Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAB | 4.95 | — |
| 8 |  Asian Style MassageRochester, MN | A 87How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%92+50.2Reliability 24%90+21.8Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%11+0.8Craft & service penalty98−0.2Experts Score= 87Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAF | 4.90 | — |
| 9 |  Fix Body MassageRochester, MN | A 86How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%90+49.1Reliability 24%85+20.6Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%37+2.6Experts Score= 86Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAD | 4.90 | — |
| 10 |  Rochester Therapeutic SpaRochester, MN | A 85How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%87+47.5Reliability 24%80+19.4Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%61+4.3Experts Score= 85Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAB | 4.87 | — |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin treatments | $103 | $113 | $149 | 100% |
| Massage | $106 | $117 | $137 | 99% |
| Haircut | $41 | $61 | $83 | 0% |
| Pedicure | $61 | $69 | $79 | 100% |
| Manicure | $45 | $53 | $59 | 91% |
Massage Therapists in Rochester, MN at a glance
How the 10 massage therapists we rated in Rochester, MN compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A10100%
- Grade B00%
- Grade C00%
- Grade D00%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up990%
- 4.80–4.89★110%
- 4.60–4.79★00%
- Below 4.60★00%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality1,82347%
- Professionalism1,88949%
- Responsiveness00%
- Punctuality571%
- Value1143%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price6,17959%
- Reasonable4,12439%
- Overpriced951%
- Not sure1381%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
2025
2026
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
The 10 best-rated massage therapists in Rochester, MN average 4.9★ on Google across 5,629 reviews. Kung Fu Therapy Center has the top rating (5.0★). Updated November 5, 2026.
10 companies that meet our bar: rated 4.5★ or higher on Google, with a meaningful review history (5,629 reviews combined) and currently operating. Request a call back and the company will phone you directly.
#2
Optimal Movement
“Always a good experience at Optimal Movement. Renata was exceptional. Kind, knowledgeable, and did incredible work on my neck, back, and sciatica. Very restorative and helpful with nerve damage. Thanks again!!” — Google review
#3
Massage Comfy LLC
“Amazing massage! The most relaxing I have ever had. Very friendly and calming atmosphere. Definitely will come back ❤️” — Google review
#4
Asian Style Massage
“Lisa is great here! She takes her time with your massages and gets all the knots out. I always come here for my massages and have been here already 5x!” — Google review
#5
Relax Wellness CenterLLC
“I highly recommend this gem of a massage parlor! The environment is clean and comfortable—you feel at ease the moment you walk in. The owner and the therapists are gentle, genuine, and truly pleasant to interact…” — Google review
#6
Rochester Therapeutic Spa
“Amazing experience at Rochester Therapeutic Spa! We biked on the Root River Trail and we're absolutely crushing sore. We came up to Rochester Therapeutic Spa on our way back up to the cities and got a couples…” — Google review
#7
Fix Body Massage
“I got my back done a few months ago, just brought my girl and she left knotless lol. 10/10 must recommend. Slightly painful but entirely worth it, trust me.” — Google review
#8
Jing Massage & Bodywork
“Oh my goodness! Jing got deep into knots that other therapists haven't been able to work out. She is very intuitive-knowing where to go deep and when to go easy. I'll be making this a regular scheduled routine in my…” — Google review
#9
Quality Life Chiropractic & Massage
“I was looking for a local Chiropractor and I found the staff and Doctor to be personable. They also offer a massage division.” — Google review
#10
Sheena's Studio
“Very professional, clean and serene location with easy, free parking. I’ve had a variety of bodywork over the years and Sheena’s massage was one of the best. Other reviews are right- she has a knack for finding…” — Google review
How we pick massage therapists in Rochester
We scan Google Maps for massage therapist listings in and around Rochester, keep only open businesses whose main category matches the service, and require a Google rating of at least 4.5 from at least 20 reviews. Companies are ordered by a confidence-weighted score that balances rating and review volume. We do not accept payment for placement.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest-rated massage therapist in Rochester?
Kung Fu Therapy Center has the highest Google rating on our Rochester list: 5.0 out of 5 from 1,282 reviews (as of November 5, 2026).
Which massage therapist in Rochester has the most reviews?
Kung Fu Therapy Center has the most Google reviews among the companies listed here: 1,282, with a 5.0★ average.
How are these massage therapists chosen?
Only open Rochester-area businesses whose Google category matches the service, rated at least 4.5★ from at least 20 Google reviews. They are ordered by a confidence-weighted score of rating and review volume. Placement is never paid.
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