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Rochester, NY vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa has 75.1% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Maricopa has 79.4% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Maricopa scores 9.1% better than Rochester
 Rochester, NYMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock28106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11752443
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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