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Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 48.0% more rainy days than Pinetop-Lakeside.
- Rochester has 33.8% less Sunny Days than Pinetop-Lakeside.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 11.0% worse than Pinetop-Lakeside
 Pinetop-Lakeside, AZRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall60  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Pinetop-Lakeside    3 Reviews

I'm active duty and moved here about 16 months ago for a permanent change of duty station. My family and I were looking for a nice quiet place that was safe and cost of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We had a vacation home in White Mountain summer homes area. The climate in summer is nicer than in the deserts of south AZ. Homes/cabins are a bit expensive,(we sold a  More

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Over 19 years ago

For any interested in moving or visiting this area here are the basics of it. It is a small community that is growing from people trying to escape the city life.  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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