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Overland Park, KS vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 71.8% less rainy days than Overland Park.
- Fairbanks has 27.2% less Sunny Days than Overland Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 30.1% worse than Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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