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Grand Rapids, MI vs Plantation, FL

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- Plantation has 73.7% more rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Plantation has 54.4% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Plantation scores 7.5% worse than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIPlantation, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6538
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock135106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 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 Plantation    16 Reviews

I lived there for 25 years and it used to be awesome but it has gone downhill a LOT the past 10 years and a lot of people are leaving for that reason or would if they  More

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Over 12 years ago

Job and real estate markets still sluggish and we are finding it difficult to get  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. Good place for shopping, golfing and schools. central location in respect  More

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