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Rapid City, SD vs Columbia, MO

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- Columbia has 142.3% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Columbia has 15.0% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 2.9% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDColumbia, MOUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock110106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7092443
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 Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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