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Rochester, NY vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale has 53.9% less rainy days than Rochester.
- Sunnyvale has 57.6% more Sunny Days than Rochester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sunnyvale scores 33.3% better than Rochester
 Rochester, NYSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny165  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1252443
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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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