| | West Bend, WI | Rochester, MN | United States |
| Overall | 99.0 | 94.2 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 97.4 | 99.9 | 100 |
| Health | 100.0 | 88.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 85.4 | 97.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $262,200 | $291,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,210.0% | 9,970.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 85.5 | 74.3 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 133.2 | 134.6 | 100 |
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Reviews for West Bend 
4 Reviews
terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers More
West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice More
I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a More
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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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