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Alexandria, VA vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City has 14.2% less rainy days than Alexandria.
- Iowa City has 1.0% less Sunny Days than Alexandria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 4.1% worse than Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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