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Ballwin, MO vs Ottumwa, IA

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- The average commute for residents of Ottumwa is 8.2% shorter than it is for residents of Ballwin.
- 84.5% fewer residents of Ottumwa work from home compared to residents of Ballwin.
 Ballwin, MOOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1727
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 Ballwin, MOOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Auto (alone)79.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock12.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk0.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock2.3%9.7%
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 Ballwin, MOOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock27.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.19.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.2%2.9%
Reviews for Ballwin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

August gets to 113 degrees with 98 % humidity. When you get out of the shower, you are wet from sweat! My chest whistles trying to get air. There is a January thaw which  More

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I am originally from the city of St. Louis. For the past twenty years, I have resided in west St. Louis county. I live in an established subdivision where the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Summers can be very nice at times, does not usually last for long. Our spring turns hot as summer rolls in and we can have long a stretch of above 90 to peaks of  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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