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Rochester, MN vs Mount Vernon, WA

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon has 12.4% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Mount Vernon has 13.3% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mount Vernon scores 10.8% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock165106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock982443
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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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