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Rapid City, SD vs Brookings, OR

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- Brookings has 358.8% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Brookings has 15.5% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Brookings scores 7.1% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDBrookings, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8438
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock126106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6886
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
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 Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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