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Council Bluffs, IA vs Iowa City, IA

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- The average commute for residents of Iowa City is 1.2% shorter than it is for residents of Council Bluffs.
- 60.1% more residents of Iowa City work from home compared to residents of Council Bluffs.
 Council Bluffs, IAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1827
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 Commute Mode
 Council Bluffs, IAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.8%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.4%9.7%
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 Council Bluffs, IAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock23.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
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 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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