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Lafayette, IN vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale has 20.3% more rainy days than Lafayette.
- Carbondale has 15.5% more Sunny Days than Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carbondale scores 2.9% better than Lafayette

Climate
 Lafayette, INCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Rainfall384638
 Snowfall191028
 Precipitation120102106
 Sunny187216205
 Avg. July High878986
 Avg. Jan. Low172422
 Comfort Index (higher=better)77.27
 UV Index3.94.34.3
 Elevation7024132443

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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ZIPS IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
47901
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