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Rapid City, SD vs Lancaster, CA

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- Lancaster has 57.7% less rainy days than Rapid City.
- Lancaster has 24.3% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lancaster scores 14.3% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDLancaster, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock23592443
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 Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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