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Great Bend, KS vs Lancaster, CA

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- Lancaster has 71.6% less rainy days than Great Bend.
- Lancaster has 18.6% more Sunny Days than Great Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lancaster scores 8.1% better than Great Bend
 Great Bend, KSLancaster, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock23592443
Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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