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Grand Rapids, MI vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa has 2.4% more rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Santa Rosa has 62.0% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Rosa scores 23.9% better than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MISanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
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 Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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