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Rapid City, SD vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus has 118.1% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Columbus has 21.2% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbus scores 1.4% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDColumbus, OHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock130106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7812443
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 Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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