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Bismarck, ND vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks has 16.2% more rainy days than Bismarck.
- Grand Forks has 2.5% less Sunny Days than Bismarck.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Forks scores 4.6% worse than Bismarck
 Bismarck, NDGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2238
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock97106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8302443
Reviews for Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  More

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Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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