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Rochester, MN vs Sioux Falls, SD

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Highlights
- Sioux Falls has 21.2% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Sioux Falls has 17.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sioux Falls scores 4.6% better than Rochester

Climate
 Rochester, MNSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Rainfall342738
 Snowfall483828
 Precipitation10990106
 Sunny180211205
 Avg. July High828486
 Avg. Jan. Low5622
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.56.87
 UV Index3.23.74.3
 Elevation102414732443

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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 4 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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905
ZIPS IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
57106 57103 57104 57105 57108 57110 57107 57197 57117

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