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DeKalb, IL vs Longview, TX

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Highlights
- Longview has 30.6% more rainy days than DeKalb.
- Longview has 8.2% more Sunny Days than DeKalb.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Longview scores 2.9% better than DeKalb
 DeKalb, ILLongview, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall29  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock93106
 Sunny195  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3712443
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 Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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