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St. Paul, MN vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids has 15.5% more rainy days than St. Paul.
- Grand Rapids has 18.6% less Sunny Days than St. Paul.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Rapids scores 1.5% better than St. Paul
 St. Paul, MNGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock129106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low7  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6402443
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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