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Colorado Springs, CO vs Chicago, IL

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- Chicago has 107.6% more rainy days than Colorado Springs.
- Chicago has 22.2% less Sunny Days than Colorado Springs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chicago scores 1.4% worse than Colorado Springs
 Colorado Springs, COChicago, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall57  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny243  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5872443
Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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