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Rochester, MN vs Visalia, CA

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Highlights
- Visalia has 68.4% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Visalia has 52.8% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Visalia scores 26.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNVisalia, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock43106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3312443
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 Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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