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Rock Island, IL vs Roanoke, VA

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- Roanoke has 13.2% more rainy days than Rock Island.
- Roanoke has 6.6% more Sunny Days than Rock Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Roanoke scores 8.7% better than Rock Island
 Rock Island, ILRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall28  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9352443
Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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