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Rochester, MN vs Waxhaw, NC

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Highlights
- Waxhaw has 32.2% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Waxhaw has 17.2% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Waxhaw scores 15.4% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNWaxhaw, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock97106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6632443
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 Waxhaw    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Waxhaw used to be a good place, I was born and raised here loving the small friendly town and enviorment. The summer parades were amazing as this was an ideal place to  More

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The schools claim to be good but in reality they are just overrated and kind of bad plus the schools are all overcrowded from everyone moving here. No sidewalks anywhere  More

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Over 14 years ago

It is dangerous and arrogant to jump to conclusions. It is not prejudice towards single women, or any women for that matter. It is a growing saddness that natives feel  More

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