| | Albert Lea, MN | Rochester, MN | United States |
| Overall | 74.2 | 94.2 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 94.0 | 99.9 | 100 |
| Health | 88.6 | 88.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 37.2 | 97.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $132,000 | $291,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,630.0% | 9,970.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 65.4 | 74.3 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 93.8 | 134.6 | 100 |
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After living in the Twin Cities and California, Albert Lea seems dirt cheap. Housing is some of the lowest in the More
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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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