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Grand Junction, CO vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia has 432.3% more rainy days than Grand Junction.
- Olympia has 44.5% less Sunny Days than Grand Junction.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Olympia scores 4.1% worse than Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COOlympia, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock167106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock922443
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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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