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Houston, TX vs Torrington, CT

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Highlights
- Torrington has 0.8% less rainy days than Houston.
- Torrington has 1.5% less Sunny Days than Houston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Torrington scores 3.0% better than Houston
 Houston, TXTorrington, CTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock126106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5482443
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 Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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