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Rochester, MN vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite has 78.5% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Mesquite has 63.3% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mesquite scores 13.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNMesquite, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16012443
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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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 Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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