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Gardner, MA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 29.7% less rainy days than Gardner.
- Rochester has 9.1% less Sunny Days than Gardner.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 0.0% worse than Gardner
 Gardner, MARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall68  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Gardner    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2014 my house is up 58%, the city is improving constantly. We have a very efficient city hall, the people are helpful. Our elected officials care  More

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Over 17 years ago

There is absolutely NOTHING to do here. i am actively pursuing a move to Florida or somewhere  More

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Over 17 years ago

A city at odds with itself. Beautiful rustic spots mixed with urban blight. You want this city to succeed because of it's proud, hard working citizens. However, the  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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