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Rochester, MN vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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Highlights
- Thousand Oaks has 48.4% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Thousand Oaks has 48.9% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thousand Oaks scores 35.4% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock34106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8862443
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 Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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