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Chico, CA vs West Des Moines, IA

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- West Des Moines has 29.1% more rainy days than Chico.
- West Des Moines has 19.7% less Sunny Days than Chico.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Des Moines scores 14.8% worse than Chico
 Chico, CAWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8272443
Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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