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Mason City, IA vs Hastings, NE

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- Hastings has 21.4% less rainy days than Mason City.
- Hastings has 20.2% more Sunny Days than Mason City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Hastings scores 10.6% better than Mason City
 Mason City, IAHastings, NEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock19232443
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 Hastings    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The City's population is not as big as it says I don't think I don't think it has grown very much at all since the seventies in fact I think it has gotten smaller  More

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Hastings is home to Hastings College, one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges; the Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Lied Super Screen  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hastings is where Kool-Aid was invented. This small city of 25,000 has several beautiful parks with lakes and streams. Hastings Lake is wonderful to take walk on wide  More

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