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Custer, SD vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 94.5% more rainy days than Custer.
- Ottumwa has 11.5% less Sunny Days than Custer.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ottumwa scores 4.5% better than Custer
 Custer, SDOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall55  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny226  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6732443
Reviews for Custer    1 Reviews

We retired and moved to the country so I could live my dream of breeding horses. Country living takes a period of adjustment, but I love country living, and it would be  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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