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Grand Island, NE vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 38.7% more rainy days than Grand Island.
- Ottumwa has 12.3% less Sunny Days than Grand Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ottumwa scores 2.8% worse than Grand Island
 Grand Island, NEOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall28  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6732443
Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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