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Joplin, MO vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 31.4% less rainy days than Joplin.
- Council Bluffs has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Joplin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Council Bluffs scores 2.7% worse than Joplin
 Joplin, MOCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9882443
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 11 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 16 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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