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Champaign, IL vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City has 9.3% less rainy days than Champaign.
- Iowa City has 2.6% more Sunny Days than Champaign.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 1.4% worse than Champaign
 Champaign, ILIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall20  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  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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