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Mason City, IA vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 9.1% less rainy days than Mason City.
- Council Bluffs has 12.2% more Sunny Days than Mason City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Council Bluffs scores 7.6% better than Mason City
 Mason City, IACouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9882443
Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 13 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 14 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  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 9 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 15 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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