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Durango, CO vs Taft, CA

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- Taft has 64.5% less rainy days than Durango.
- Taft has 4.5% more Sunny Days than Durango.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Taft scores 18.8% better than Durango
 Durango, COTaft, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall67  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock41106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.27
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9552443
Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 17 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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