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Rapid City, SD vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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- San Tan Valley has 45.6% less rainy days than Rapid City.
- San Tan Valley has 29.2% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Tan Valley scores 4.3% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock15162443
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 San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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