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Fort Collins, CO vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage has 10.9% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Anchorage has 46.8% less Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 23.6% worse than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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