| | Rochester, MN | Pagosa Springs, CO | United States |
| Overall | 94.2 | 100.5 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 99.9 | 104.7 | 100 |
| Health | 88.7 | 79.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 97.1 | 121.2 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $291,900 | $530,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,970.0% | 9,760.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 74.3 | 72.3 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 134.6 | 121.5 | 100 |
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Reviews for Rochester 
31 Reviews
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
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
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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Reviews for Pagosa Springs 
12 Reviews
Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight!
As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all More
First off it’s generally beautiful around here!
Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking, More
Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many More
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