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Rochester, MN vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood has 21.2% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Lakewood has 23.9% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lakewood scores 13.8% better than Rochester

Climate
 Rochester, MNLakewood, WAUnited States
 Rainfall344138
 Snowfall48528
 Precipitation109156106
 Sunny180137205
 Avg. July High827786
 Avg. Jan. Low53722
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.57.47
 UV Index3.22.64.3
 Elevation10242622443

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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 4 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 Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON
98499 98498 98439

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