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Rochester, NY vs Shaftsbury, VT

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- Shaftsbury has 32.9% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Shaftsbury has 9.1% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Shaftsbury scores 4.5% worse than Rochester
 Rochester, NYShaftsbury, VTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock143106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9192443
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 Shaftsbury    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Shaftsbury from late summer of 1994 'til July of 2002. We took our two children who were then almost 6 and 3 out of a very high crime city where we didn't  More

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