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Mountain Home, AR vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- Gulf Shores has 40.2% more rainy days than Mountain Home.
- Gulf Shores has 6.7% more Sunny Days than Mountain Home.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gulf Shores scores 2.7% worse than Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, ARGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6438
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock72443
Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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