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Rochester, MN vs Mankato, MN

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 Rochester, MNMankato, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock31.738.1
 Snowfall48.1  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days108.792.6106.2
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock83.585.8
 Avg. Jan. Low4.8  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.10248302443
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 Mankato    4 Reviews

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Over 13 years ago

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