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Rochester, MN vs Garland, TX

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Highlights
- Garland has 18.3% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Garland has 26.7% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Garland scores 9.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNGarland, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock86106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5512443
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 6 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 Garland    16 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The Garland PD has evolved into a very professional force.When I moved here in the mid 80s, it was ' cowboy cops'. As a volunteer I have worked with the PD and seen a  More

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Over 13 years ago

We moved to Garland in 1985 coming from 10 years in other countries, NY,CT,HI,OR. I saw potential and must commend out police , fire water and sanitation depts. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

Too  More

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