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South Riding, VA vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 20.8% less rainy days than South Riding.
- Rochester has 8.6% less Sunny Days than South Riding.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 9.7% worse than South Riding
 South Riding, VARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for South Riding    2 Reviews

I’ve lived here for ten years and have seen this place go from a lovely new development to a crime riddled suburb of the DC metro. COVID transitional persons leaving the  More

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Phillip · 

Crime has risen dramatically as the lower social classes move in. The area is no longer friendly or neighborly. It's crowded, noisy, and dirty. Families often rent  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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