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Newton, IA vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 7.8% more rainy days than Newton.
- Ottumwa has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Newton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ottumwa scores 1.4% better than Newton
 Newton, IAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall28  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6732443
Reviews for Newton    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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