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Des Moines, WA vs Fort Collins, CO

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- Fort Collins has 59.9% less rainy days than Des Moines.
- Fort Collins has 55.9% more Sunny Days than Des Moines.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Collins scores 2.7% worse than Des Moines
 Des Moines, WAFort Collins, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50032443
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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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