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Alamosa, CO vs McAllen, TX

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- McAllen has 150.6% more rainy days than Alamosa.
- McAllen has 20.9% less Sunny Days than Alamosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, McAllen scores 11.4% worse than Alamosa
 Alamosa, COMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2238
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock58106
 Sunny282  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low-2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1212443
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 Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 11 years ago

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