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Rapid City, SD vs Valley City, ND

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- Valley City has 13.7% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Valley City has 11.5% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Valley City scores 7.1% worse than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDValley City, NDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock72106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12202443
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 Valley City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We lived in Valley City for more than 2 years and found it to be a nice place. The only exception is the presence of a small but vocal anti-government group in the  More

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We have bitter cold winters here! Last winter when it finally got up to -12 degrees everybody was sitting out in the sun in short sleeves on their  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have only lived in Valley City, ND for 5 months so I have only seen the fall, which was very pretty, and the winter, which is very cold. It surprised me how much snow  More

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