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Hays, KS vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 30% less violent crime than Hays.
- Rochester has 6% less property crime than Hays.
 Hays, KSRochester, MNUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1122.7
 Property Crime34.4  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Hays    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good school system 5. A good place to live and raise a family Cons: 1.  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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Hays, KansasCrime Index
 Victoria, KS8.3
 Schoenchen, KS11.35
 Catharine, KS12.35
 Ellis, KS14.9
 Munjor, KS18.55
 Hays, KS25.1

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