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Fargo, ND vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island has 56.1% more rainy days than Fargo.
- Rock Island has 1.0% less Sunny Days than Fargo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rock Island scores 7.8% better than Fargo
 Fargo, NDRock Island, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall49  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low0  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
Reviews for Fargo    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Grew up in Fargo/Northern MN area and was there 29 years. It’s cheap to live, tons of things to do in the summer. But 3-6 months of the year you more than likely will  More

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Grew up in south Minneapolis and headed 3 hours west to Fargo. Why did I want to leave the Twin Cities area? Found a great job. Nicer apartment for less money. Nice  More

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Not your typical North Dakota town. Fargo is on the Minnesota border and Cass County makes up 1/4 of the entire states population. It is the urban center and much more  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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