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Waukesha, WI vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Rochester has 2.0% less rainy days than Waukesha.
- Rochester has 4.8% less Sunny Days than Waukesha.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 3.0% worse than Waukesha

Climate
 Waukesha, WIRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall353438
 Snowfall434828
 Precipitation121109106
 Sunny189180205
 Avg. July High828286
 Avg. Jan. Low12522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.76.57
 UV Index3.33.24.3
 Elevation81710242443

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Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  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 4 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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ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
55901 55904 55902 55906 55905

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