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Gurnee, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale has 27.4% more rainy days than Gurnee.
- Carbondale has 13.7% more Sunny Days than Gurnee.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carbondale scores 5.9% better than Gurnee
 Gurnee, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall43  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4132443
Reviews for Gurnee    2 Reviews

We moved here four years ago from Evanston, IL and I have to say it's been the worst experience of my life. The people here are closed minded, rude, homophobic, racist.  More

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Gurnee is a relatively new community. Incorporated in 1927, it remained a primarily rural, small town until the 1970's. It was at about this time that the growth and  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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