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Champaign, IL vs Waukesha, WI

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Highlights
- Waukesha has 15.0% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Waukesha has 2.6% less Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Waukesha scores 5.6% worse than Champaign
 Champaign, ILWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8172443
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 Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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