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Fort Dodge, IA vs Gilroy, CA

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- Gilroy has 39.0% less rainy days than Fort Dodge.
- Gilroy has 28.6% more Sunny Days than Fort Dodge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gilroy scores 26.5% better than Fort Dodge
 Fort Dodge, IAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock59106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2002443
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 Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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