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Urbandale, IA vs Parkland, FL

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- Parkland has 68.0% more rainy days than Urbandale.
- Parkland has 21.0% more Sunny Days than Urbandale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Parkland scores 8.7% worse than Urbandale
 Urbandale, IAParkland, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6038
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock139106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 12 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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