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Champaign, IL vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction has 75.7% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Grand Junction has 26.3% more Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Junction scores 4.2% better than Champaign
 Champaign, ILGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock45932443
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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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