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Carbondale, IL vs Cedar Falls, IA

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- Cedar Falls has 22.6% less rainy days than Carbondale.
- Cedar Falls has 11.1% less Sunny Days than Carbondale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cedar Falls scores 5.6% worse than Carbondale
 Carbondale, ILCedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8792443
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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