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Dixon, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale has 20.3% more rainy days than Dixon.
- Carbondale has 13.7% more Sunny Days than Dixon.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carbondale scores 4.3% better than Dixon
 Dixon, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall29  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4132443
Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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