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Mason City, IA vs Mountain Home, AR

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- Mountain Home has 29.1% more rainy days than Mason City.
- Mountain Home has 11.2% more Sunny Days than Mason City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mountain Home scores 10.6% better than Mason City
 Mason City, IAMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock96106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8172443
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 14 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 15 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 Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 8 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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