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Boulder, CO vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow has 71.8% less rainy days than Boulder.
- Barstow has 14.7% more Sunny Days than Boulder.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Barstow scores 9.9% better than Boulder
 Boulder, COBarstow, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock25106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21752443
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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