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Columbus, OH vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette has 4.5% less rainy days than Columbus.
- West Lafayette has 3.9% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Lafayette scores 1.4% worse than Columbus
 Columbus, OHWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6102443
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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