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Salem, OR vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 29.0% less rainy days than Salem.
- Council Bluffs has 37.0% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Council Bluffs scores 4.1% worse than Salem
 Salem, ORCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9882443
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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