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Boulder, CO vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale has 151.9% more rainy days than Boulder.
- Carbondale has 11.8% less Sunny Days than Boulder.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carbondale scores 1.4% better than Boulder
 Boulder, COCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4132443
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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