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Rochester, MN vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham has 15.3% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Bellingham has 12.8% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bellingham scores 9.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNBellingham, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock158106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 5 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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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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