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Columbia, MO vs Appleton, WI

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Highlights
- Appleton has 28.1% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Appleton has 1.6% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Appleton scores 8.3% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MOAppleton, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7942443
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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