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Champaign, IL vs Barstow, CA

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- Barstow has 87.5% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Barstow has 44.8% more Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Barstow scores 9.9% better than Champaign
 Champaign, ILBarstow, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock25106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21752443
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 Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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