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Grand Forks, ND vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond has 106.0% more rainy days than Grand Forks.
- Richmond has 6.6% more Sunny Days than Grand Forks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 17.7% better than Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDRichmond, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low-3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2102443
Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  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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