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 Houston, TXMarfa, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock16.438.1
 Snowfall0  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days9064.3106.2
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock88.185.8
 Avg. Jan. Low43.4  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.3646852443
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 Marfa    1 Reviews

Liven in the area back in the 80s. Visited in 2008. The town has changed some. It's always been a nice, quiet, friendly town. It is really way out there, though.   More

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