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Ottumwa, IA vs Desert Hot Springs, CA

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- Desert Hot Springs has 86.0% less rainy days than Ottumwa.
- Desert Hot Springs has 35.5% more Sunny Days than Ottumwa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Desert Hot Springs scores 8.6% better than Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IADesert Hot Springs, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock19106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10686
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10762443
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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Reviews for Desert Hot Springs    9 Reviews

lived here 13 years and leaving as soon as possible. crime rate high but getting better. much improved place since 2008. if you buy a house choose the neighborhood and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Love the winters but the summers are too difficult for me. Hot and super windy. However I love the serenity, beautiful mountains, hot springs, and location close to  More

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I am 29 years old and have lived in this city nearly my entire life. When my family moved to this town, there were less than 12,000 people. I've watched it grow a lot.  More

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