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Joplin, MO vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith has 2.6% more rainy days than Joplin.
- Fort Smith has 1.4% more Sunny Days than Joplin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Smith scores 2.7% worse than Joplin
 Joplin, MOFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4402443
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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