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Meridian, ID vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow has 53.2% less rainy days than Meridian.
- Barstow has 33.2% more Sunny Days than Meridian.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Barstow scores 6.8% better than Meridian
 Meridian, IDBarstow, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock25106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21752443
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 8 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 8 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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