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Grand Rapids, MI vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Fort Collins has 58.2% less rainy days than Grand Rapids.
- Fort Collins has 50.0% more Sunny Days than Grand Rapids.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Collins scores 7.5% better than Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MIFort Collins, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50032443
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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