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Franklin, TN vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 32.5% less rainy days than Franklin.
- Des Moines has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Franklin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Des Moines scores 5.5% worse than Franklin
 Franklin, TNDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8732443
Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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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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