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Joplin, MO vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City has 60.9% less rainy days than Joplin.
- Rapid City has 7.1% more Sunny Days than Joplin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 4.1% worse than Joplin
 Joplin, MORapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
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 Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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