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Detroit, MI vs Kalamazoo, MI

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Highlights
- Kalamazoo has 8.7% more rainy days than Detroit.
- Kalamazoo has 13.1% less Sunny Days than Detroit.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Kalamazoo scores 2.9% worse than Detroit

Climate
 Detroit, MIKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Rainfall343638
 Snowfall336028
 Precipitation125139106
 Sunny183159205
 Avg. July High848486
 Avg. Jan. Low191722
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.96.77
 UV Index3.33.44.3
 Elevation5977872443

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Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 8 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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ZIPS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
48228, 48219, 48235, 48224, 48227, 48221, 48205, 48234, 48209, 48210, 28 total
ZIPS IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
49006 49001 49008 49007 49074

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