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Lawrence, KS vs Mesa, AZ

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Highlights
- Mesa has 74.0% less rainy days than Lawrence.
- Mesa has 42.7% more Sunny Days than Lawrence.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mesa scores 1.4% better than Lawrence
 Lawrence, KSMesa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12402443
Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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