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Grand Lake, CO vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins has 12.4% less rainy days than Grand Lake.
- Fort Collins has 1.3% less Sunny Days than Grand Lake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Collins scores 30.9% better than Grand Lake
 Grand Lake, COFort Collins, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall129  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny240  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50032443
Reviews for Grand Lake    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Went to Grand Lake for the first time ever while visiting Estes Park. We LOVED this little town! It’s truly a hidden gem and we will for sure be back to stay there  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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