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Fort Collins, CO vs Bismarck, ND

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- Bismarck has 18.6% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Bismarck has 14.8% less Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bismarck scores 9.7% worse than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COBismarck, NDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock87106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16962443
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 Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  More

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