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Rapid City, SD vs Tampa, FL

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- Tampa has 178.0% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Tampa has 8.8% more Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tampa scores 2.9% worse than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDTampa, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5138
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock105106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock162443
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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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