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Washington, DC vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park has 11.3% less rainy days than Washington.
- Oak Park has 8.4% less Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oak Park scores 4.1% worse than Washington
 Washington, DCOak Park, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock124106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6202443
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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