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Des Moines, IA vs Urbana, IL

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- Urbana has 13.6% more rainy days than Des Moines.
- Urbana has 5.4% less Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Urbana scores 2.9% better than Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAUrbana, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7282443
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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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 Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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