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Brookings, OR vs Rochester, NY

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- Rochester has 60.0% less rainy days than Brookings.
- Rochester has 13.6% less Sunny Days than Brookings.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 12.0% worse than Brookings
 Brookings, ORRochester, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny191  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5052443
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 5 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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