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Fort Collins, CO vs Galena, IL

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- Galena has 134.0% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Galena has 19.8% less Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Galena scores 5.6% worse than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COGalena, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6332443
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 Galena    3 Reviews

We've lived in Galena for about ten years now; previously lived in Elgin, then Cary. Moving here was like heaven (with some trade offs) especially after living in  More

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Over 13 years ago

My city of Galena, IL has festivals, parades, and parties almost every weekend of the year. Our Halloween parade usually lasts around 2 hours and draws in over 10,000  More

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Galena offers art shows, antique shops, arts/crafts fairs, Civil War re-enactments, theater, concerts, and more. Every weekend, there's something cultural going on, much  More

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