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Rock Island, IL vs Topeka, KS

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- Topeka has 1.9% more rainy days than Rock Island.
- Topeka has 8.6% more Sunny Days than Rock Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Topeka scores 4.3% better than Rock Island
 Rock Island, ILTopeka, KSUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall28  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9482443
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 Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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