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Fort Dodge, IA vs Appleton, WI

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- Appleton has 9.7% less rainy days than Fort Dodge.
- Appleton has 6.9% less Sunny Days than Fort Dodge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Appleton scores 2.9% worse than Fort Dodge
 Fort Dodge, IAAppleton, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7942443
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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