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Rochester, MN vs Marana, AZ

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Highlights
- Marana has 63.4% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Marana has 56.7% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Marana scores 16.9% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNMarana, AZUnited States
 Rainfall341238
 Snowfall48028
 Precipitation10948106
 Sunny180282205
 Avg. July High8210186
 Avg. Jan. Low53922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.57.67
 UV Index3.26.54.3
 Elevation102419912443
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 Marana    5 Reviews

I've lived in "old" Marana for 25 years. These forms don't explain there's the old original town, which is now going nuts in growth of houses and "clean" businesses. New  More

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Over 14 years ago

the political side of arizona is terribly, there is nothing but dirt noooo green at all. unemployment is terrible. i love the desert, but arizona is definitly no the  More

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With this new zip code comes an area called Dove Mountain. Dove Mountain is a very unexpected beautiful suprise. The Ritz Carlton will be opening in 2009 and one of the  More

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