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Waco, TX vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 5.6% less rainy days than Waco.
- Rochester has 21.7% less Sunny Days than Waco.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 8.5% worse than Waco
 Waco, TXRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny230  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index5.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Waco    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This town is a nightmare for all nearby towns or people passing through. Expect to add an hour to your trip if you're passing through. Traffic. Traffic traffic.  More

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Best city in Texas when you count traffic, housing cost, eateries, Baylor Bear sports, largest urban lake in Texas, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of  More

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i was raised in waco tx and recently moved to country to get away from the drama and crime associated w living in waco.But it seems now the city of Waco has purchased  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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