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Rochester, MN vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin has 11.8% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Elgin has 5.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elgin scores 4.6% better than Rochester

Climate
 Rochester, MNElgin, ILUnited States
 Rainfall343838
 Snowfall483328
 Precipitation109121106
 Sunny180190205
 Avg. July High828586
 Avg. Jan. Low51322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.56.87
 UV Index3.23.54.3
 Elevation10247452443

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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 4 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 Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS
60120

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