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Arlington, TX vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith has 20.8% more rainy days than Arlington.
- Fort Smith has 8.9% less Sunny Days than Arlington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Smith scores 1.4% worse than Arlington
 Arlington, TXFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny235  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4402443
Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 9 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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