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Rochester, MN vs Roseville, CA

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- Roseville has 37.5% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Roseville has 37.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Roseville scores 26.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNRoseville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock60106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
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 Roseville    18 Reviews

Roseville, Ca is a nice place to live but you have to be able to afford it. It is at least 40% more expensive to live here than most places. It is cram packed with  More

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Cost of living is high and getting higher like everywhere else. I can't afford to live in CA anymore. People are nice  More

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Over 11 years ago

Roseville is an very nice small/medium sized city; a suburb of Sacramento, which is not (a nice city). Sacramento is a toilet. Roseville is clean, moderately  More

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