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Parkersburg, WV vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City has 57.0% less rainy days than Parkersburg.
- Rapid City has 26.3% more Sunny Days than Parkersburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 2.8% worse than Parkersburg
 Parkersburg, WVRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny179  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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