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Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin has 200.8% more rainy days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- Elgin has 2.2% more Sunny Days than Butte-Silver Bow.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elgin scores 9.7% better than Butte-Silver Bow
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTElgin, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall54  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7452443
Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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