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Fort Collins, CO vs Rochester, NY

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- Rochester has 114.1% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Rochester has 30.4% less Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 8.3% worse than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, CORochester, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5052443
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  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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