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Rochester, MN vs Socorro, NM

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 Rochester, MNSocorro, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock10.438.1
 Snowfall48.1  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days108.747.3106.2
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock93.285.8
 Avg. Jan. Low4.8  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.102446032443
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 Socorro    1 Reviews

Socorro County, New Mexico, is one of the largest counties in the state (6626 square miles)but with a population of only about 18 million. Most of the population  More

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