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Knoxville, TN vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island has 26.4% less rainy days than Knoxville.
- Rock Island has 2.9% less Sunny Days than Knoxville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rock Island scores 6.8% worse than Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNRock Island, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  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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