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Hershey, PA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 20.2% less rainy days than Hershey.
- Rochester has 10.0% less Sunny Days than Hershey.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 8.5% worse than Hershey
 Hershey, PARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Hershey    3 Reviews

Lived her most of my life, with a few years in locations close by. If moving to Central PA, Hershey is by far the best. It is a cute town where you will feel extremely  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Hershey, PA 2 years ago and fell in love with it. It is a quaint town that hosts various community activities throughout the year. The schools are among  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live right next door to Hersheypark and there are many recreational programs within the city for  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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