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Sarasota, FL vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City has 67.5% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Rapid City has 10.0% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 2.9% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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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 4 years ago

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

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