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Elko, NV vs Ruston, LA

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 Elko, NVRuston, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock55.738.1
 Snowfall38.9  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days73.994106.2
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock91.985.8
 Avg. Jan. Low12.1  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.50663352443
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 Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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