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Muscatine, IA vs Independence, MO

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- Independence has 16.4% more rainy days than Muscatine.
- Independence has 9.6% more Sunny Days than Muscatine.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Independence scores 2.9% better than Muscatine
 Muscatine, IAIndependence, MOUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall26  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock97106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10372443
Reviews for Muscatine    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We recently relocated here in October for my husbands work. This is a beautiful city located on the mississippi river. It boasts of state of the art playground equipment  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is the worst place that I have ever lived. There is nothing to do here except drugs. The schools are also terrible. I ended up sending my son to a private boarding  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live just outside of Muscatine,On a bluff looking over the Mississippi river. We have a great view of the river( never floods) and a house in our subdivision just  More

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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