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Creston, IA vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 9.0% more rainy days than Creston.
- Ottumwa has 1.0% less Sunny Days than Creston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ottumwa scores 0.0% worse than Creston
 Creston, IAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6732443
Reviews for Creston    2 Reviews

I moved here 4 years ago and have regretted it since, kids out of control lot of petty crime and drug and alcohol abuse,there are more bars in creston and can get beer  More

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Creston is your old fashioned small town, the old men don't miss a day catching up on the going's on when they're out for coffee at 5:00 am at the sale barn  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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