He's a successful carpenter and a pretty cool guy, I'm sure it wouldn't be hard for him to find a woman his age or younger that will appreciate him from the very start. I don't quite possibly get how anyone really likes Verena and the people you talk to in town don't have a high opinion of her, save for Claire who is supposedly her friend that talks about how sweet and caring she is but EHHHHH.... I feel like she's only seeing Verena's best side. The only positive thing I could say about Verena is that she probably works hard, but Roderick works even harder, not just in his business, but in actually trying to keep her happy since he asks MC for help.
So in short, I think it's better overall to take Verena off his hands, they'll both be happy in the end that way.