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Fort Collins, CO vs Crested Butte, CO

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Highlights
- Crested Butte has 28.2% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Crested Butte has 15.2% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Crested Butte scores 25.0% worse than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.47
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock89242443
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 Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 11 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 17 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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