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Springfield, IL vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 11.7% less rainy days than Springfield.
- Rochester has 8.2% less Sunny Days than Springfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 9.7% worse than Springfield
 Springfield, ILRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall18  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  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 5 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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