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Rochester, MN vs Grand Rapids, MN

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids has 17.1% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Grand Rapids has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Rapids scores 6.2% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, MNGrand Rapids, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12892443
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 Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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