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Council Bluffs, IA vs Van Buren, AR

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- Van Buren has 54.2% more rainy days than Council Bluffs.
- Van Buren has 4.3% more Sunny Days than Council Bluffs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Van Buren scores 0.0% worse than Council Bluffs
 Council Bluffs, IAVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock92106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4132443
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 Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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