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Iowa City, IA vs Traverse City, MI

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- Traverse City has 11.7% less rainy days than Iowa City.
- Traverse City has 18.1% less Sunny Days than Iowa City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Traverse City scores 11.4% worse than Iowa City
 Iowa City, IATraverse City, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall27  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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