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Rochester, NY vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 10.8% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Petaluma has 57.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 27.3% better than Rochester
 Rochester, NYPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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