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Grand Forks, ND vs Urbandale, IA

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- Urbandale has 67.0% more rainy days than Grand Forks.
- Urbandale has 4.1% more Sunny Days than Grand Forks.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Urbandale scores 11.3% better than Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low-3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9422443
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 9 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 13 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 Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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