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Rochester, MN vs Bismarck, ND

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Highlights
- Bismarck has 45.4% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Bismarck has 12.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bismarck scores 0.0% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, MNBismarck, NDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock87106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16962443
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 Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  More

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