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Rochester, MN vs Downey, CA

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Highlights
- Downey has 58.4% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Downey has 59.4% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Downey scores 43.1% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNDowney, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock28106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1182443
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 Downey    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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