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Rochester, MN vs Platteville, WI

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Highlights
- Platteville has 7.7% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Platteville has 4.4% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Platteville scores 1.5% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNPlatteville, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9842443
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 6 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 Platteville    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

This town is blessed to have such a strong community of believers. There are many denominations to choose from. While not all of them are centered around the gospel,  More

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So heres the thing.. I live in Platteville and I lived here my WHOLE life and I love it, but the thing that is not good is that when me and my friends want to go  More

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Over 20 years ago

platteville was a nice little town until wal mart came to town. i would advise every town to not let wal mart  More

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