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Carlsbad, NM vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins has 16.4% more rainy days than Carlsbad.
- Fort Collins has 14.7% less Sunny Days than Carlsbad.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Collins scores 10.0% worse than Carlsbad
 Carlsbad, NMFort Collins, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny278  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50032443
Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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