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Rockford, IL vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith has 28.6% more rainy days than Rockford.
- Fort Smith has 13.8% more Sunny Days than Rockford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Smith scores 4.4% better than Rockford
 Rockford, ILFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4402443
Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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