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Fresno, CA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 169.0% more rainy days than Fresno.
- Rochester has 33.6% less Sunny Days than Fresno.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 18.8% worse than Fresno
 Fresno, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny271  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  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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