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Rochester, MN vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix has 72.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Phoenix has 66.1% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Phoenix scores 12.3% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock33106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10862443
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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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