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Madison, WI vs Elko, NV

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- Elko has 70.4% less rainy days than Madison.
- Elko has 23.5% more Sunny Days than Madison.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elko scores 1.5% better than Madison
 Madison, WIElko, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock74106
 Sunny187  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low10  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50662443
Reviews for Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   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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