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Grand Rapids, MI vs Salina, KS

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- Salina has 17.7% less rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Salina has 41.1% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salina scores 7.5% better than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MISalina, KSUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3138
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12272443
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 Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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