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Fountain, CO vs Joplin, MO

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- Joplin has 171.9% more rainy days than Fountain.
- Joplin has 14.9% less Sunny Days than Fountain.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Joplin scores 1.4% worse than Fountain
 Fountain, COJoplin, MOUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall32  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock91106
 Sunny248  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10042443
Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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