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Grand Rapids, MI vs Santee, CA

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- Santee has 66.5% less rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Santee has 69.6% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santee scores 37.3% better than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MISantee, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3512443
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 Santee    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 13 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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