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Columbus, IN vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 31.4% less rainy days than Columbus.
- Council Bluffs has 14.1% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Council Bluffs scores 0.0% worse than Columbus
 Columbus, INCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny185  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9882443
Reviews for Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  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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