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Elk River, MN vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond has 37.2% more rainy days than Elk River.
- Richmond has 7.1% more Sunny Days than Elk River.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 10.6% better than Elk River
 Elk River, MNRichmond, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2102443
Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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