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Northampton, MA vs Champaign, IL

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Highlights
- Champaign has 13.0% less rainy days than Northampton.
- Champaign has 2.6% more Sunny Days than Northampton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Champaign scores 4.4% better than Northampton
 Northampton, MAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7382443
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  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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