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Elko, NV vs Sweetwater, TX

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- Sweetwater has 118.7% more rainy days than Elko.
- Sweetwater has 7.8% more Sunny Days than Elko.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sweetwater scores 14.7% better than Elko
 Elko, NVSweetwater, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock47106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21692443
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 Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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