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Eau Claire, WI vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale has 40.3% more rainy days than Eau Claire.
- Carbondale has 12.5% more Sunny Days than Eau Claire.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carbondale scores 10.8% better than Eau Claire
 Eau Claire, WICarbondale, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low4  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4132443
Reviews for Eau Claire    27 Reviews

I was born in Spokane, Washington but we moved to Eau Claire when I was no more than 2 years old, so you can bet that all I remember is Eau Claire and Chippewa. I went  More

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Progressive business for its  More

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Over 11 years ago

I am considering moving there because summer in Denver CO metro area is too hot to me although it is dry. Eau Claire seems to be a best place to move but my most  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 18 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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