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Mason City, IA vs South Bend, IN

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- South Bend has 13.4% more rainy days than Mason City.
- South Bend has 8.5% less Sunny Days than Mason City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Bend scores 0.0% worse than Mason City
 Mason City, IASouth Bend, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock143106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6922443
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 South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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