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Cottage Grove, MN vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 1.8% more rainy days than Cottage Grove.
- Rochester has 7.2% less Sunny Days than Cottage Grove.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 1.5% worse than Cottage Grove
 Cottage Grove, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Cottage Grove    3 Reviews

After moving to Cottage Grove, MN (near the Twin Cities) nine years ago, I think the city has improved (its been an uphill battle), but the city is cheap on quality of  More

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If you're from the warmer climates, avoid MN in the winter, too cold for a southern boy. Summers are great, warm & not humid at all. Plenty of lakes, rivers, & trails  More

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Over 20 years ago

Minnesotans are friendly and take time to enjoy the outdoors during the summer months. The wonderful summers are greatly appreciated and many companies offer summer  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 6 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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