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Rapid City, SD vs Waukesha, WI

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Highlights
- Waukesha has 90.1% more rainy days than Rapid City.
- Waukesha has 16.4% less Sunny Days than Rapid City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Waukesha scores 4.3% worse than Rapid City

Climate
 Rapid City, SDWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Rainfall183538
 Snowfall384328
 Precipitation85121106
 Sunny226189205
 Avg. July High858286
 Avg. Jan. Low141222
 Comfort Index (higher=better)76.77
 UV Index4.63.34.3
 Elevation32418172443

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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 3 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189

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