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Fort Smith, AR vs Ruston, LA

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- Ruston has 16.8% more rainy days than Fort Smith.
- Ruston has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Fort Smith.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ruston scores 0.0% worse than Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARRuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock94106
 Sunny214  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3352443
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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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