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Rapid City, SD vs Fort Dodge, IA

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- Fort Dodge has 92.9% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Fort Dodge has 10.2% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Dodge scores 2.9% worse than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock99106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11122443
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 Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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