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Rochester, MN vs Monterey Park, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey Park has 53.4% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Monterey Park has 57.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey Park scores 43.1% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNMonterey Park, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3842443
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 Monterey Park    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived and raised three children in Monterey Park since 1997. I chose to live here because it is a small and quiet town within range of busy LA. The city has a low  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monterey park is not a bad place to live especially if you are Asian, I'm not...but It's a safe area to live in, in L.A. only 8 minutes to downtown very close to  More

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