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Lakeville, MN vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 4.6% more rainy days than Lakeville.
- Rochester has 9.1% less Sunny Days than Lakeville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 1.5% worse than Lakeville
 Lakeville, MNRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall45  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Lakeville    8 Reviews

We lived in Lakeville for 3 years (2015-18). My husband and I have traveled all over the country. We've lived in California, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado and Minnesota.  More

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I’ve grown up in Lakeville for 20 years. I know this area better than the back of my hand. The schools are excellent, especially North HS. The housing is cheap and  More

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I have found Lakeville to have many amenities and its nice its so close to the Twin Cities. HOWEVER, unless have bunches of money in your pocket or are a local you will  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 6 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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