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Rochester, MN vs Cranston, RI

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Highlights
- Cranston has 44.5% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Cranston has 12.8% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cranston scores 9.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNCranston, RIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock129106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock662443
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 Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 18 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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