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Alamosa, CO vs San Marcos, CA

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- San Marcos has 57.5% more rainy days than Alamosa.
- San Marcos has 6.0% less Sunny Days than Alamosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Marcos scores 30.0% better than Alamosa
 Alamosa, COSan Marcos, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall30  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock41106
 Sunny282  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low-2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5812443
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 San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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