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Federal Way, WA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 16.5% less rainy days than Federal Way.
- Rochester has 19.2% more Sunny Days than Federal Way.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 11.0% worse than Federal Way
 Federal Way, WARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny151  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  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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