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Atchison, KS vs Fort Madison, IA

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- Fort Madison has 2.1% more rainy days than Atchison.
- Fort Madison has 2.9% less Sunny Days than Atchison.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Madison scores 2.8% worse than Atchison
 Atchison, KSFort Madison, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5252443
Reviews for Atchison    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Great Place to live! Story-book!  More

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A wonderful example of a town forcefully driven without a purpose. Set up as a perfect sleeper suburb of Kansas City, they have sabotaged themselves with short-sighted  More

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Reviews for Fort Madison    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Poor school system 2. Not very much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

The Mayor is Steve  More

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