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Rapid City, SD vs Carthage, NC

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- Carthage has 157.1% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Carthage has 2.7% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carthage scores 7.1% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDCarthage, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5842443
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 Carthage    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Some call it "sweet carthage" really...no industry other than the "Chuck Wagon" restaurant. The city has had high hopes for years of becoming a tourist destination with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Carthage, the county seat of Moore County, was once the center of manufacture of horse drawn carriages...before the automobile was discovered. It has been somewhat slow  More

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I have lived all over the world and never thought I would settle down. Somehow I ended up in North Carolina, close to Carthage. When I found out I was going to be a  More

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