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Alamosa, CO vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City has 109.2% more rainy days than Alamosa.
- Rapid City has 19.9% less Sunny Days than Alamosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 0.0% worse than Alamosa
 Alamosa, CORapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny282  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low-2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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