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Carrboro, NC vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- Grand Rapids has 18.4% less rainy days than Carrboro.
- Grand Rapids has 27.5% less Sunny Days than Carrboro.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Rapids scores 10.7% worse than Carrboro
 Carrboro, NCGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock129106
 Sunny218  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6402443
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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