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Bemidji, MN vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island has 38.6% more rainy days than Bemidji.
- Rock Island has 8.8% more Sunny Days than Bemidji.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rock Island scores 13.1% better than Bemidji
 Bemidji, MNRock Island, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall45  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny182  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low-5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 17 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 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 19 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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