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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Des Plaines, IL

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- Des Plaines has 6.8% more rainy days than St. Clair Shores.
- Des Plaines has 3.9% more Sunny Days than St. Clair Shores.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Des Plaines scores 0.0% worse than St. Clair Shores
 St. Clair Shores, MIDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall31  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6332443
Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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