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Des Moines, IA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa has 6.4% more rainy days than Des Moines.
- Santa Rosa has 25.5% more Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Rosa scores 20.3% better than Des Moines
 Des Moines, IASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
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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Dude · 
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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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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