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Champaign, IL vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage has 57.5% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Anchorage has 35.1% less Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 22.5% worse than Champaign
 Champaign, ILAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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