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Alamosa, CO vs Independence, KS

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- Independence has 409.2% more rainy days than Alamosa.
- Independence has 19.1% less Sunny Days than Alamosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Independence scores 1.4% better than Alamosa
 Alamosa, COIndependence, KSUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock95106
 Sunny282  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low-2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8042443
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 Independence    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I did not and would not move here by choice,Uncle Sam moved me here temporarily. Crime rate is low but there is no economy. Walmart is the biggest employer and the only  More

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Over 19 years ago

Did not move here by choice and would not live here by  More

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Over 19 years ago

The schools in independence are adequate but nothing special. I beleive the taxes are too high and that the schools are not seening enough of the tax money to keep them  More

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