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Athens, OH vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 13.7% less rainy days than Athens.
- Rochester has 5.9% more Sunny Days than Athens.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 9.7% worse than Athens
 Athens, OHRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny170  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  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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