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Elko, NV vs Roswell, NM

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- Roswell has 35.5% more rainy days than Elko.
- Roswell has 20.8% more Sunny Days than Elko.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Roswell scores 16.2% better than Elko
 Elko, NVRoswell, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock35762443
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 Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 6 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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