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Rochester, NY vs Statesville, NC

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Highlights
- Statesville has 34.7% more rainy days than Rochester.
- Statesville has 28.5% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Statesville scores 15.2% better than Rochester
 Rochester, NYStatesville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9122443
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 Statesville    8 Reviews

It feels like I stepped into a time portal and went back fifty years ago to the past. People are very racist here from the police to the bank tellers and real estate  More

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Over 5 years ago

Pre pandemic: 2/5 Everything is affordable but there’s a lot of dead shopping centers. Lots of trashy or broken areas. Absolutely nothing to do on Friday and Saturday  More

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Over 12 years ago

The cost of living is very affordable. There are not many places that one can live on the lake in an incredible home for a decent  More

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