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Alamosa, CO vs Roswell, NM

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- Roswell has 66.7% more rainy days than Alamosa.
- Roswell has 1.1% less Sunny Days than Alamosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Roswell scores 12.9% better than Alamosa
 Alamosa, CORoswell, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny282  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low-2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock35762443
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 Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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