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Rochester, MN vs Katy, TX

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Highlights
- Katy has 41.6% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Katy has 15.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Katy scores 3.1% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNKaty, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock87106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1382443
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 Katy    24 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 5 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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