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Ottumwa, IA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 23.0% less rainy days than Ottumwa.
- Petaluma has 30.0% more Sunny Days than Ottumwa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 20.0% better than Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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