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Jackson, WY vs Elko, NV

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- Elko has 46.5% less rainy days than Jackson.
- Elko has 7.4% more Sunny Days than Jackson.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elko scores 19.3% better than Jackson
 Jackson, WYElko, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall109  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock74106
 Sunny215  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50662443
Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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