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Sweetwater, TX vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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- Cape Girardeau has 106.4% more rainy days than Sweetwater.
- Cape Girardeau has 14.5% less Sunny Days than Sweetwater.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cape Girardeau scores 9.0% worse than Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3542443
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 13 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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