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Plainfield, IL vs Houston, TX

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- Houston has 35.2% more rainy days than Plainfield.
- Houston has 8.5% more Sunny Days than Plainfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Houston scores 4.3% worse than Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall29  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 13 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 13 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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