CITY PROFILE
Rochester, MN
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Rochester, Minnesota is a smaller metro with a temperate four-season climate, often-cloudy skies, and moderate rainfall—expect real winters and summers with cloud cover more than clear days. Homes here are on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're coming from a cheaper region. It's a straightforward place to assess: weigh the seasonal weather and housing costs against what draws you to a smaller community.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $343K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,693/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 9°C · warmest 22.3°C · coolest -4.4°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 947 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.56 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #207 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy84
- Affordable to rent69
- Climate comfort40
- Plenty of sunshine30
- Big-city amenities50
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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