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West Lafayette, IN vs Champaign, IL

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- Champaign has 7.4% more rainy days than West Lafayette.
- Champaign has 4.9% more Sunny Days than West Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Champaign scores 1.4% better than West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INChampaign, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7382443
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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