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Tampa, FL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids has 26.3% less rainy days than Tampa.
- Grand Rapids has 35.8% less Sunny Days than Tampa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Rapids scores 1.5% worse than Tampa
 Tampa, FLGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock129106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low52  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6402443
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  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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