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Grand Junction, CO vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 242.4% more rainy days than Grand Junction.
- Rochester has 26.5% less Sunny Days than Grand Junction.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 12.2% worse than Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, CORochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  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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