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Rapid City, SD vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 75.3% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Council Bluffs has 6.6% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Council Bluffs scores 1.4% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9882443
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 Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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