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Elko, NV vs Challis, ID

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- Challis has 15.0% less rainy days than Elko.
- Challis has 13.0% less Sunny Days than Elko.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Challis scores 1.5% worse than Elko
 Elko, NVChallis, IDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock52532443
Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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Reviews for Challis    1 Reviews

I lived in Challis from 1988 to 1992. At that time there was no bookstore in town. One employer, a molybdenum mine. Population consists of two groups, the mine  More

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