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Portage, IN vs Granite City, IL

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Highlights
- Granite City has 5.3% more rainy days than Portage.
- Granite City has 14.6% more Sunny Days than Portage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Granite City scores 4.3% better than Portage
 Portage, INGranite City, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4232443
Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 20 years ago

Boring but good  More

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Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Over 17 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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