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Grand Rapids, MN vs Appleton, WI

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- Appleton has 12.8% more rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Appleton has 5.0% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Appleton scores 8.2% better than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MNAppleton, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall45  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low-4  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7942443
Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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