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Elko, NV vs Silver City, NM

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- Silver City has 61.7% more rainy days than Elko.
- Silver City has 27.7% more Sunny Days than Elko.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Silver City scores 19.1% better than Elko
 Elko, NVSilver City, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock59352443
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 Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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