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Columbia, MO vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 23.1% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Rochester has 6.3% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 9.7% worse than Columbia
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 Columbia, MORochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall443438
 Snowfall164828
 Precipitation110109106
 Sunny192180205
 Avg. July High888286
 Avg. Jan. Low21522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.26.57
 UV Index4.43.24.3
 Elevation70910242443

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews
Jamie · Columbia, MO
Great Place for Outdoor Activities
This Year

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Jodi · Columbia, MO
No water park here
Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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Nathan · Edinburg, IL
Not a good place to settle.
Over 4 years ago

I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews
Tevon · Battlefield, MO
Not a city for the self sufficient law abiders
Over 3 years ago

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Amy · Vancouver, WA
Bad for progressive thinkers and diversity
Over 4 years ago

Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Jeri · Rochester, MN
Too cold for too long
Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
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