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Rochester, MN vs West Bend, WI

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- West Bend has 0.3% more rainy days than Rochester.
- West Bend has 5.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Bend scores 1.5% better than Rochester
 Rochester, MNWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8962443
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 West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 20 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  More

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