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Benton, IL vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City has 16.3% less rainy days than Benton.
- Iowa City has 5.2% less Sunny Days than Benton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 4.1% worse than Benton
 Benton, ILIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Benton    1 Reviews

Benton is a small rural town. for the most part it is friendly, morally sound and crime and housing cost are low. Alot of people who live here are retired. The  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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