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Ottumwa, IA vs South Bend, IN

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- South Bend has 2.8% more rainy days than Ottumwa.
- South Bend has 14.0% less Sunny Days than Ottumwa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Bend scores 5.7% worse than Ottumwa
 Ottumwa, IASouth Bend, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock143106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6922443
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 South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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