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Austin, TX vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island has 6.0% more rainy days than Austin.
- Rock Island has 13.2% less Sunny Days than Austin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rock Island scores 2.8% worse than Austin
 Austin, TXRock Island, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 20 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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