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Portland, TN vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 33.8% less rainy days than Portland.
- Rochester has 12.6% less Sunny Days than Portland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 11.0% worse than Portland
 Portland, TNRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Portland    2 Reviews

Cindy · 
Over 5 years ago

Moved here from California and absolutely love it here in Portland, TN. So quiet & peaceful. Definitely a country setting. The landscape is beautiful. I frequently see  More

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Over 19 years ago

I moved to Portland 15 years ago in order to educate my children at Highland Elementary and Highland Academy--private schools located in Portland. In the process, 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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