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Melbourne, FL vs Arkansas City, KS

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- Arkansas City has 29.7% less rainy days than Melbourne.
- Arkansas City has 4.3% less Sunny Days than Melbourne.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Arkansas City scores 4.3% better than Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLArkansas City, KSUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny234  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11152443
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Arkansas City    2 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

For a town with and income less than 75% of the national income, property taxes, income taxes and sales taxes are quite high. In addition, water rates are some of the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Incorporated in the late 1870's Arkansas City (AC)is the largest town in Cowley County, although Winfield is the county seat. AC is a nice rural city on the western edge  More

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