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 Ottawa, ILOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock38.738.1
 Snowfall21.1  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days116.3106.7106.2
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock85.285.8
 Avg. Jan. Low14.4  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.4826732443
Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 9 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 12 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 16 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 Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 13 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 17 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 18 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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