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Salem, OR vs Granite City, IL

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- Granite City has 6.9% less rainy days than Salem.
- Granite City has 32.5% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Granite City scores 2.7% worse than Salem
 Salem, ORGranite City, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4232443
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Granite City    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Fair, Cost of living average , close to St. Louis Attractions, air quality poor, steal mill causes lots of respiratory illness. Water qualty used to be above average til  More

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Over 16 years ago

Granite City is not a bad place to live. The smell of the steel plants is annoying sometimes. There is rarely a day go by that you don't here sirens going down the  More

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