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Rapid City, SD vs Gilroy, CA

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- Gilroy has 17.6% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Gilroy has 15.5% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gilroy scores 22.9% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDGilroy, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock59106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2002443
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 Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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