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Urbana, IL vs Elkins, WV

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- Elkins has 17.4% more rainy days than Urbana.
- Elkins has 20.7% less Sunny Days than Urbana.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elkins scores 5.6% worse than Urbana
 Urbana, ILElkins, WVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock164106
 Sunny193  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock19262443
Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 17 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Elkins    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I submitted my review in response to another review, Gina, regarding Elkins, WV, but I'm not sure it was actually submitted. It was lengthy and I cannot resubmit it at  More

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Over 19 years ago

Elkins is a fairly small town and very safe place to live. We have a great college right here and it is a good place to live if you want a variety in weather and  More

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