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Rochester, MN vs Parker, CO

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Highlights
- Parker has 46.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Parker has 34.4% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Parker scores 12.3% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNParker, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58692443
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 Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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