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West Lafayette, IN vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing has 12.7% less rainy days than West Lafayette.
- East Lansing has 5.9% less Sunny Days than West Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, East Lansing scores 4.3% worse than West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall19  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock132106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8562443
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 East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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