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Medford, MA vs Rockford, IL

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- Rockford has 22.7% less rainy days than Medford.
- Rockford has 6.5% less Sunny Days than Medford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rockford scores 1.4% worse than Medford
 Medford, MARockford, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7182443
Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Over 18 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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