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Rochester, MN vs Leesburg, VA

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- Leesburg has 23.9% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Leesburg has 11.1% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Leesburg scores 10.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNLeesburg, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3382443
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 Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 11 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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