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Grand Rapids, MI vs Oakland Park, FL

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- Oakland Park has 65.4% more rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Oakland Park has 58.2% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oakland Park scores 4.5% worse than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIOakland Park, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6238
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock138106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock72443
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 Oakland Park    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Oakland Park for 10 years originally from the East coast. What I like about Oakland Park although it is city within metro Fort Lauderdale it still has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

You are living in the greater Fort Lauderdale area. It's the city, so you get all the good and all of the bad of city life. I'm not saying we are big like NYC or  More

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