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Fort Collins, CO vs Monterey, CA

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- Monterey has 16.7% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Monterey has 12.7% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 15.3% better than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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