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Ottawa, IL vs DeKalb, IL

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- DeKalb has 0.5% more rainy days than Ottawa.
- DeKalb has 2.6% more Sunny Days than Ottawa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, DeKalb scores 2.9% worse than Ottawa
 Ottawa, ILDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8792443
Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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