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Madison, WI vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign has 12.7% more rainy days than Madison.
- Champaign has 3.7% more Sunny Days than Madison.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Champaign scores 6.0% better than Madison
 Madison, WIChampaign, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7382443
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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