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Fort Collins, CO vs Murrieta, CA

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- Murrieta has 23.1% less rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Murrieta has 16.0% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Murrieta scores 18.1% better than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock31106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10962443
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 Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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