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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Rapid City, SD

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- Rapid City has 21.9% less rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Rapid City has 9.2% less Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 4.5% better than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CARapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  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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