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Pittsburgh, PA vs Carbondale, IL

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- Carbondale has 19.1% more rainy days than Pittsburgh.
- Carbondale has 35.0% more Sunny Days than Pittsburgh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carbondale scores 1.4% better than Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall28  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock102106
 Sunny160  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4132443
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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