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Rochester, MN vs Gurnee, IL

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- Gurnee has 5.6% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Gurnee has 5.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gurnee scores 4.6% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNGurnee, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6762443
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 Gurnee    2 Reviews

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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