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Rochester, NY vs Weiser, ID

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Is it cheaper to live in Weiser or is it cheaper to live in Rochester?
- Weiser is 3.0% less expensive than Rochester.

Which city has more affordable housing, Weiser or Rochester?
- Weiser housing costs are 66.5% more expensive than Rochester housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Rochester or is Health Care more affordable in Weiser.
- Health related expenses are 2.4% less in Weiser.
 Rochester, NYWeiser, IDUnited States
 Overall  Unlock85.9100
 Food & Groceries97.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.7100
 Housing44.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$303,100$338,100
 Utilities103  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock70.0100
 Miscellaneous148.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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

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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 Weiser    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I love weiser the community always helps one another out. No one goes without. And it is very safe to raise children  More

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I would only give it one star except that their are some nice people there. There are many problems with this town. The City wants to make it a retirement community.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Only one grocery store no jobs and no public transportation and limited amount of police and their is an issue with racism in this town.it appears that the mayor and  More

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