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Rochester, MN vs Sycamore, IL

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Highlights
- Sycamore has 9.7% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Sycamore has 7.8% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sycamore scores 4.6% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNSycamore, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8732443
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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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 Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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