Worst towns in Iowa

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Originally Posted by 1100011CS

false. not great but definitely not the worst

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very close to the worst

One of the funniest threads ever started about kids throwing rocks from a bridge onto the interstate somewhere in Des Moines...yet the thread evolved into a very entertaining defense of a small central Iowa town when someone's feelings got hurt. Can't remember the town in that thread though...it was hilarious! Was it Woodward or Granger...anyone remember that thread?

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Originally Posted by stevefrench

Cedar Rapids. everything along HWY 30 East of CR. Every town along the mississippi. there's a lot of trashy crapiness going on over there.

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Well I like Dubuque although there can be some rough parts, but I wasn't too impressed with Burlington when I had to stay there a week.

I grew up in Des Moines and I have lived in Muscatine for the past 7 months. It's pretty bad over here.... Good thing I'm moving today.

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Originally Posted by Haverhill

Many towns in Iowa have been passed by mother time and left by the wayside. These towns may be depressing, run-down, desolate, or flat out boring.r.. maybe all four. Which town do you think is THE worst town in Iowa?

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I must have missed time having a sex change... first I have ever heard of it being referred to as a female. Father time was cool, played baseball, drank beer, real down to earth stuff, I don't see him having that surgery... but weirder things have happened lately I suppose.

In response to the question: If you want a run down town look no further than Clinton, IA.

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Originally Posted by iacyguy

Dirty Dodge! (Fort Dodge Iowa)

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Don't you say that. Don't you ever say that!

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Originally Posted by Clones21

Milo, Palmyra, Promise City.

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I lived in Milo as a child. It's far from the worst town in Iowa. It still has Fourth of July festivities and a Christmas celebration, I believe. I'll give Milo a pass, but not Indianola.

Indianola sucks.

It also used to be called Indiananola according to the old state map in Hotel Fort Des Moines.

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Originally Posted by longtimeclone

Well maybe Ottumwa wasn't the worst town this year. They might have done something to improve or maybe another city did something worse to move up.

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I hear that they did get a Kohls....

But Clark lives there so I suppose those would even each other out, right?

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Originally Posted by stevefrench

Cedar Rapids. everything along HWY 30 East of CR. Every town along the mississippi. there's a lot of trashy crapiness going on over there.

to be honest, I think the Iowa City area (IC, coralville, North liberty) is one of the few okay places to live in eastern Iowa. besides all the haweye people of course.

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Negative rep all around. Sister lives in IC and she and her neighbors get crap taken all the time. Little stuff like flower pots and lawn ornaments. River towns have CHARACTER, okay? And I chose to live in one of those little towns E. of CR on US 30.

Too lazy to search but there is already a thread on this.
Oh, and it is Clinton. No question.

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Originally Posted by Freebird

Too lazy to search but there is already a thread on this.
Oh, and it is Clinton. No question.

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I see your Clinton and raise you a Ft. Madison.

I see a lot of towns in my winter travels and this is just based on impressions and the small number of people I have interacted with:

Waterloo, Durant, Riverside, Allison, Ottumwa, Clinton, Mt. Pleasant (never met a person from MP who wasn't a total d-bag. If any CFers are from MP you are automatically excluded)

updates: Keokuk, Marshalltown (how could I forget)

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Originally Posted by ruxCYtable

I see a lot of towns in my winter travels and this is just based on impressions and the small number of people I have interacted with:

Waterloo, Durant, Riverside, Allison, Ottumwa, Clinton, Mt. Pleasant (never met a person from MP who wasn't a total d-bag. If any CFers are from MP you are automatically excluded)

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From CF or from MP?

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Originally Posted by ruxCYtable

I see a lot of towns in my winter travels and this is just based on impressions and the small number of people I have interacted with:

Waterloo, Durant, Riverside, Allison, Ottumwa, Clinton, Mt. Pleasant (never met a person from MP who wasn't a total d-bag. If any CFers are from MP you are automatically excluded)

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Agree about MP! For whatever reason it seems like everyone I have met from MP is incredibly arrogant...and I can't figure out why!

Keokuk hands down.