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Ottawa, IL vs Wausau, WI

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Highlights
- Wausau has 12.4% less rainy days than Ottawa.
- Wausau has 2.1% less Sunny Days than Ottawa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wausau scores 11.4% worse than Ottawa
 Ottawa, ILWausau, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock126106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12042443
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 Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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