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Lafayette, IN vs Kankakee, IL

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- Kankakee has 1.6% more rainy days than Lafayette.
- Kankakee has 0.5% less Sunny Days than Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Kankakee scores 0.0% worse than Lafayette
 Lafayette, INKankakee, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6562443
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 Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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