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West Chicago, IL vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville has 1.6% more rainy days than West Chicago.
- Merrillville has 0.5% more Sunny Days than West Chicago.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merrillville scores 1.5% better than West Chicago
 West Chicago, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall31  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6562443
Reviews for West Chicago    1 Reviews

My husband and I moved to West Chicago 11 years ago. We love it here. It has a small town feel in Big Dupage County. The town holds a community festival called  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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