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Granite City, IL vs Normal, IL

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- Normal has 5.7% less rainy days than Granite City.
- Normal has 4.4% less Sunny Days than Granite City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Normal scores 2.8% worse than Granite City
 Granite City, ILNormal, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8012443
Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Over 16 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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Reviews for Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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