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Lafayette, LA vs Decatur, IL

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- Decatur has 35.9% less rainy days than Lafayette.
- Decatur has 8.3% less Sunny Days than Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Decatur scores 5.9% better than Lafayette
 Lafayette, LADecatur, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6762443
Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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