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Rapid City, SD vs Santee, CA

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- Santee has 31.3% less rainy days than Rapid City.
- Santee has 18.6% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santee scores 31.4% better than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDSantee, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3512443
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 Santee    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 13 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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