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Rapid City, SD vs Mountain Home, AR

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- Mountain Home has 148.9% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Mountain Home has 7.5% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mountain Home scores 4.3% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock96106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8172443
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 Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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