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Apex, NC vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 27.3% less rainy days than Apex.
- Rochester has 18.6% less Sunny Days than Apex.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 14.5% worse than Apex
 Apex, NCRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny221  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  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

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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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Over 5 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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