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Elko, NV vs Cripple Creek, CO

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- Cripple Creek has 89.7% more rainy days than Elko.
- Cripple Creek has 4.8% more Sunny Days than Elko.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cripple Creek scores 11.8% worse than Elko
 Elko, NVCripple Creek, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock96106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock67
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock94552443
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 Cripple Creek    1 Reviews

I'm a CA native who retired, first, to Iowa. I like Iowa, but in a search to down-size I discovered a lovely log cabin in Florissant, CO, to where I moved. I love  More

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