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 Fountain, COSandpoint, IDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock30.638.1
 Snowfall32  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days80.3132.2106.2
 Sunny248  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock81.685.8
 Avg. Jan. Low17.7  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.554521032443
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 17 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 Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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