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Houston, TX vs Lead, SD

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Highlights
- Lead has 43.6% less rainy days than Houston.
- Lead has 8.8% more Sunny Days than Houston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lead scores 6.1% worse than Houston
 Houston, TXLead, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock110106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock52132443
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Lead    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Ok, this was a favorite place of mine too. Little Lead, SD - what a gem! I had an apartment here so was able to find good housing. I was still having "church  More

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