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Alamosa, CO vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 34.5% more rainy days than Alamosa.
- Fairbanks has 45.0% less Sunny Days than Alamosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 27.1% worse than Alamosa
 Alamosa, COFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny282  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low-2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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