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Elko, NV vs Orofino, ID

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- Orofino has 151.4% more rainy days than Elko.
- Orofino has 28.1% less Sunny Days than Elko.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Orofino scores 2.9% better than Elko
 Elko, NVOrofino, IDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2738
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock124106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10172443
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 Orofino    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Though I don't remember much about living in Orofino, I do remember that it had this neat small-town feeling. No wonder, as it is a small town. I enjoyed being able to  More

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