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Rapid City, SD vs Pahrump, NV

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- Pahrump has 73.1% less rainy days than Rapid City.
- Pahrump has 26.1% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Pahrump scores 10.0% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDPahrump, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock26106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26972443
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 Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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