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Kansas City, KS vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island has 8.0% less rainy days than Kansas City.
- Rock Island has 6.6% less Sunny Days than Kansas City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rock Island scores 4.2% worse than Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSRock Island, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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Over 10 years ago

hello  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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