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Bismarck, ND vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 72.4% more rainy days than Bismarck.
- Council Bluffs has 4.5% more Sunny Days than Bismarck.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Council Bluffs scores 9.2% better than Bismarck
 Bismarck, NDCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9882443
Reviews for Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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