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Des Moines, IA vs Vallejo, CA

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- Vallejo has 40.4% less rainy days than Des Moines.
- Vallejo has 26.5% more Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Vallejo scores 21.7% better than Des Moines
 Des Moines, IAVallejo, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock692443
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 Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 7 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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