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Ottumwa, IA vs Porterville, CA

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- Porterville has 67.4% less rainy days than Ottumwa.
- Porterville has 35.5% more Sunny Days than Ottumwa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Porterville scores 14.3% better than Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IAPorterville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock49106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4592443
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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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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