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Waukee, IA vs Rochester, MN

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 Waukee, IARochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock33.938.1
 Snowfall34.3  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days109.3108.7106.2
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8285.8
 Avg. Jan. Low12.6  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.103310242443
Reviews for Waukee    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

moved here from nj the pace is so different here- lots to do- hills and bike paths, restaurants galore, theaters,  More

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It doesn't get any better than this! Low crime, high education standards, clean/attractive, family-oriented community with generally conservative values. Easy  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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