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Cedar Falls, IA vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City has 4.5% more rainy days than Cedar Falls.
- Iowa City has 3.6% more Sunny Days than Cedar Falls.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 2.9% better than Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
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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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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