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Rochester, MN vs Monument, CO

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Highlights
- Monument has 38.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Monument has 38.9% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monument scores 4.6% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNMonument, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock96106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock69752443
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 Monument    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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