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Lafayette, IN vs Gary, IN

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- Gary has 1.3% more rainy days than Lafayette.
- Gary has 0.5% less Sunny Days than Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gary scores 0.0% worse than Lafayette
 Lafayette, INGary, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6002443
Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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