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Rochester, MN vs Sun City West, AZ

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Highlights
- Sun City West has 72.0% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Sun City West has 62.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sun City West scores 12.3% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNSun City West, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12342443
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 Sun City West    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

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You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

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Over 16 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  More

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