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Fort Collins, CO vs Ocean Shores, WA

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- Ocean Shores has 383.3% more rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Ocean Shores has 45.6% less Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ocean Shores scores 4.2% worse than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock7538
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock193106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
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 Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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