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Rochester, MN vs Palestine, TX

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- Palestine has 31.6% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Palestine has 26.7% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palestine scores 9.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNPalestine, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock81106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4822443
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 Palestine    7 Reviews

we need to dial back the rich and buddies telling what they want city workers wasting gas going to play lottery workers don't need high wages like school superintendents  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palestine has a lot of great open land around town. Population hovers around 18,000+. Commuting is never backed up, nor is it along drive. Just about everybody knows  More

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Over 16 years ago

After living in the frigid Northwest of the united states, and traveling all over the world with the United States Army, My family and I were ready to find a good  More

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