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DeKalb, IL vs Franklin, TN

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- Franklin has 43.0% more rainy days than DeKalb.
- Franklin has 8.2% more Sunny Days than DeKalb.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Franklin scores 7.4% better than DeKalb
 DeKalb, ILFranklin, TNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall29  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny195  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6462443
Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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