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Rochester, MN vs Modesto, CA

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Highlights
- Modesto has 61.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Modesto has 44.4% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Modesto scores 27.7% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNModesto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock56106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock892443
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 Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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