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Fort Collins, CO vs Carlsbad, NM

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Highlights
- Carlsbad has 14.1% less rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Carlsbad has 17.3% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carlsbad scores 11.1% better than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock50106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock31002443
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 Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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