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Staten Island, NY vs Lakeland, FL

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- Lakeland has 12.5% more rainy days than Staten Island.
- Lakeland has 16.5% more Sunny Days than Staten Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lakeland scores 8.2% worse than Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYLakeland, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1942443
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 8 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 5 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 8 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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