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Grand Rapids, MI vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham has 49.3% more rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Birmingham has 34.8% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Birmingham scores 9.0% better than Grand Rapids

Climate
 Grand Rapids, MIBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Rainfall375638
 Snowfall64128
 Precipitation129112106
 Sunny158213205
 Avg. July High829086
 Avg. Jan. Low183222
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.77.37
 UV Index3.45.24.3
 Elevation6406142443

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
49504 49507 49503 49506 49505
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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