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Ames, IA vs Coralville, IA

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- Coralville has 3.4% more rainy days than Ames.
- Coralville has 2.0% less Sunny Days than Ames.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Coralville scores 1.4% better than Ames
 Ames, IACoralville, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock97106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6822443
Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Reviews for Coralville    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We are thinking of relocating from Florida. We are looking for a great place to raise our family. We also have lived here our entire 30years and would like not to have  More

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Over 19 years ago

Nice to the extreme. clean, safe, family oriented with fairly progressive local mucipal gov't. quite a bedroom community to University of Iowa and much of the renting  More

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