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Rapid City, SD vs Maricopa, AZ

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- Maricopa has 54.4% less rainy days than Rapid City.
- Maricopa has 31.0% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Maricopa scores 2.9% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock28106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11752443
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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I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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