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Iowa City, IA vs Franklin, NC

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- Franklin has 57.5% more rainy days than Iowa City.
- Franklin has 6.5% more Sunny Days than Iowa City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Franklin scores 8.6% better than Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAFranklin, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21192443
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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