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Grand Forks, ND vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island has 72.1% more rainy days than Grand Forks.
- Rock Island has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Grand Forks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rock Island scores 11.3% better than Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDRock Island, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low-3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
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 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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