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Iowa City, IA vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista has 58.8% less rainy days than Iowa City.
- Sierra Vista has 42.7% more Sunny Days than Iowa City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sierra Vista scores 20.0% better than Iowa City
 Iowa City, IASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock53106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46322443
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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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