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Houston, TX vs Crested Butte, CO

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Highlights
- Crested Butte has 62.3% less rainy days than Houston.
- Crested Butte has 33.8% more Sunny Days than Houston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Crested Butte scores 18.2% worse than Houston
 Houston, TXCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.47
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock89242443
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 12 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 18 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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