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Lakewood, OH vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 11.5% less rainy days than Lakewood.
- Rochester has 8.4% more Sunny Days than Lakewood.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 5.8% worse than Lakewood
 Lakewood, OHRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny166  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Lakewood, Ohio has the best of everything. Restaurants, small business, walkability, library, theater, schools, century homes, front porches, neighborhoods, parks, Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you get a job in Cleveland, THIS IS THE PLACE TO LIVE! It has something for everybody. I was raised here and never knew anything else at this time. Once I went away  More

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Over 13 years ago

I haven't lived here, but have spent a lot of time in the area, and most certainly will move here when I finally can move back to the Cleveland area in a few years. I  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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