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Pontiac, MI vs Traverse City, MI

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- Traverse City has 2.8% more rainy days than Pontiac.
- Traverse City has 6.9% less Sunny Days than Pontiac.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Traverse City scores 8.8% worse than Pontiac
 Pontiac, MITraverse City, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny175  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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