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New York, NY vs Independence, MO

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- Independence has 7.1% less rainy days than New York.
- Independence has 3.1% less Sunny Days than New York.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Independence scores 1.4% worse than New York
 New York, NYIndependence, MOUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock97106
 Sunny224  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10372443
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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