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Independence, OR vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 21.3% less rainy days than Independence.
- Rochester has 13.2% more Sunny Days than Independence.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 12.2% worse than Independence
 Independence, ORRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny159  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Independence    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

For a town of ~9k people the amenities are good; this is also helped by state college Western Oregon University in the neighboring city of Monmouth(all within a 3-mile  More

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Over 17 years ago

Independence is a small town with a friendly feel. Great place to live if you want to get away from the fast pace of a big city. After living here for eight years  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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