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Gig Harbor, WA vs Elko, NV

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- Elko has 76.9% less rainy days than Gig Harbor.
- Elko has 66.2% more Sunny Days than Gig Harbor.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elko scores 8.1% worse than Gig Harbor
 Gig Harbor, WAElko, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock74106
 Sunny139  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50662443
Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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