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Mountain Home, ID vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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Highlights
- Butte-Silver Bow has 5.0% more rainy days than Mountain Home.
- Butte-Silver Bow has 11.4% less Sunny Days than Mountain Home.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Butte-Silver Bow scores 13.9% worse than Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, IDButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index4.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58172443
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  More

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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