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Rochester, MN vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction has 70.8% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Grand Junction has 36.1% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Junction scores 13.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock45932443
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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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