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Montrose, CO vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 192.2% more rainy days than Montrose.
- Rochester has 26.5% less Sunny Days than Montrose.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 11.0% worse than Montrose
 Montrose, CORochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  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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