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Wilmington, NC vs Rochester, MN

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- Rochester has 41.5% less rainy days than Wilmington.
- Rochester has 16.7% less Sunny Days than Wilmington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 11.0% worse than Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCRochester, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10242443
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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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