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Independence, MO vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- Charleston has 11.5% more rainy days than Independence.
- Charleston has 3.7% less Sunny Days than Independence.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Charleston scores 0.0% worse than Independence
 Independence, MOCharleston, SCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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