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Rochester, MN vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle has 12.1% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Seattle has 15.6% less Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Seattle scores 15.4% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNSeattle, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock155106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1772443
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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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