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Rochester, MN vs Rhinelander, WI

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Highlights
- Rhinelander has 11.5% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Rhinelander has 3.9% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rhinelander scores 6.2% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, MNRhinelander, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.17
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock15492443
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 Rhinelander    5 Reviews

Moved here four years ago. People from Wisconsin are nice. Town is polluted. Water is polluted. There is a lot of crime and meth use that the city hides. Too much drug  More

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Over 12 years ago

After the Army I moved back to Wisconsin and completed my degree in Forestry and criminal Justice I moved to Rhinelander as a Park Ranger. It is a touristy type of  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Rhinelander for a year now, and I love it! I can ride my bike anywhere I want to go....garage sales to Menards to Super Walmart, Home depot...and  More

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