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Carmel, IN vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City has 56.9% less rainy days than Carmel.
- Rapid City has 22.2% more Sunny Days than Carmel.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 0.0% worse than Carmel
 Carmel, INRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall23  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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