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Great Bend, KS vs Carlsbad, NM

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- Carlsbad has 50.6% less rainy days than Great Bend.
- Carlsbad has 17.3% more Sunny Days than Great Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carlsbad scores 8.1% better than Great Bend
 Great Bend, KSCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock50106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock31002443
Reviews for Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  More

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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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