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Hobbs, NM vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle has 12.7% less rainy days than Hobbs.
- Rifle has 9.0% less Sunny Days than Hobbs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rifle scores 14.8% worse than Hobbs
 Hobbs, NMRifle, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Hobbs    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Hobbs, New Mexico is a growing city on the eastern edge of the New Mexico- texas border. The people are friendly and hard working. The school system is in the top tier  More

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Over 15 years ago

Hobbs is the worst place in the U.S. to live. People that live here are snobs and they aren't helpful at all. Forget about getting a job here. If they don't like you,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing for region 2. Affordable place to live 3. Nice physical setting and climate Cons: 1. Very high crime rate 2.  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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