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Grand Rapids, MI vs Grand Marais, MN

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- Grand Marais has 22.8% less rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Grand Marais has 15.2% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Marais scores 11.9% worse than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIGrand Marais, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2938
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock100106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.97
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6142443
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for Grand Marais    2 Reviews

Grand Marais is everything one could want in a place to live, it is a community with a love of music, literature, arts, with equal doses of recreation, spirited  More

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i am a huge fan of cooler weather- i hate summer,heat, humidity- i live for the cold so Grand Marais would be ideal town to retire in- comfortable weather for  More

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