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Champaign, IL vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City has 55.3% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Rapid City has 16.5% more Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 1.4% worse than Champaign
 Champaign, ILRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
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 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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