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Council Bluffs, IA vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 12.5% more rainy days than Council Bluffs.
- Des Moines has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Council Bluffs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Des Moines scores 2.8% worse than Council Bluffs
 Council Bluffs, IADes Moines, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8732443
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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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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