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Rochester, MN vs Franklin, NC

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Highlights
- Franklin has 71.4% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Franklin has 17.8% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Franklin scores 16.9% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNFranklin, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21192443
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 Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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