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Raleigh, NC vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island has 19.2% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Rock Island has 7.0% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rock Island scores 8.0% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCRock Island, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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