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Rapid City, SD vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Wasilla has 15.9% less rainy days than Rapid City.
- Wasilla has 43.4% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wasilla scores 18.6% worse than Rapid City
 Rapid City, SDWasilla, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock95106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.77
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3412443
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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I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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