| | Newton, IA | Waverly, IA | United States |
| Overall | 77.7 | 81.8 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 94.7 | 96.9 | 100 |
| Health | 104.6 | 104.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 38.6 | 65.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $150,900 | $214,000 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,640.0% | 10,110.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 68.0 | 63.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 91.9 | 116.9 | 100 |
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Reviews for Newton 
2 Reviews
Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up More
Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly More
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Reviews for Waverly 
3 Reviews
The city is very clean and safe. Nice, well kept parks and recreation areas. Bike trails wind throughout town and excellent public recreation center. Because of the More
Waverly is a quite nice town, it has a nice amount of gas stations with reasonable prices and has 4 big name grocery stores. TBH it has one of everything. It has all More
... it's Mayberry RFD More
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