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Alamosa, CO vs Paonia, CO

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Highlights
- Paonia has 46.0% more rainy days than Alamosa.
- Paonia has 12.8% less Sunny Days than Alamosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Paonia scores 1.4% better than Alamosa
 Alamosa, COPaonia, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock83106
 Sunny282  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low-2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock56822443
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 Paonia    3 Reviews

Paonia is Colorado’s best kept secret... amazing food, climate and scenery. Close to ski resorts and big city amenities, but isolated and charming. The town is safe and  More

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I have lived just outside of Paonia for 35 years. The area is pretty, but jobs are scarce. Used to be mostly 'down to earth' farmers and ranchers and coal miners  More

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Over 16 years ago

"Mayberry in the Mountains" (Paonia and surrounding 8 mesas) population 6,600; median housing pricing is $164,207 (2007); average commute is less than 10 minutes;  More

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