| | Rochester, NY | Storrs, CT | United States |
| Overall | 88.6 | 105.5 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 97.8 | 105.7 | 100 |
| Health | 107.3 | 113.5 | 100 |
| Housing | 44.8 | 77.2 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $130,900 | $279,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,320.0% | 11,540.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 90.6 | 91.7 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 148.6 | 128.8 | 100 |
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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
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
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 Storrs 
2 Reviews
E.O. Smith High School is located on a corner of the University of Connecticut campus. A substantial fraction of Mansfield school system students are the children of More
Storrs is a safe, clean, civic-minded town within the larger town of Mansfield. I believe your income (per capita and household) information is skewed downward because More
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