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Fort Smith, AR vs Decatur, IL

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- Decatur has 17.2% less rainy days than Fort Smith.
- Decatur has 7.0% less Sunny Days than Fort Smith.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Decatur scores 1.4% better than Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARDecatur, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6762443
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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