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Grand Rapids, MI vs Placentia, CA

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- Placentia has 61.7% less rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Placentia has 74.7% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Placentia scores 38.8% better than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock34106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2562443
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 Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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