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Grand Junction, CO vs Chico, CA

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- Chico has 180.8% more rainy days than Grand Junction.
- Chico has 1.6% more Sunny Days than Grand Junction.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chico scores 9.5% better than Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COChico, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1972443
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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