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Rapid City, SD vs Austin, MN

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- Austin has 88.5% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Austin has 19.0% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 7.1% worse than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDAustin, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3438
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock101106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12042443
Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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