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Lubbock, TX vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City has 83.6% more rainy days than Lubbock.
- Iowa City has 24.6% less Sunny Days than Lubbock.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 12.5% worse than Lubbock
 Lubbock, TXIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall7  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny264  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Lubbock    28 Reviews

Just wondering if anyone can give me some suggestions? I plan on retiring in Lubbock,Texas. I plan on renting. Where would be the best area for my family to live? What  More

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Sad to learn how dangerous this West Texas town has become. Completely, over taken with Down trodden people who have little. Burglaries happen hourly at a ridiculous  More

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I was born and raised in Lubbock. More or less,I spent about 30 years of my life there. I will start with the positive. It is a well established and well built city with  More

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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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