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Grand Rapids, MI vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond has 24.1% less rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Richmond has 65.8% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 28.4% better than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIRichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
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 Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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