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Plainfield, IL vs Iowa City, IA

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- Iowa City has 5.9% less rainy days than Plainfield.
- Iowa City has 5.9% more Sunny Days than Plainfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Iowa City scores 1.4% better than Plainfield
 Plainfield, ILIowa City, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall29  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6662443
Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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