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Birmingham, AL vs Traverse City, MI

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- Traverse City has 41.5% less rainy days than Birmingham.
- Traverse City has 23.5% less Sunny Days than Birmingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Traverse City scores 15.1% worse than Birmingham
 Birmingham, ALTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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