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Bay City, MI vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- Grand Rapids has 15.1% more rainy days than Bay City.
- Grand Rapids has 7.1% less Sunny Days than Bay City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Rapids scores 0.0% worse than Bay City
 Bay City, MIGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock129106
 Sunny170  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6402443
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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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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