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Mountain Home, ID vs Elko, NV

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- Elko has 10.8% less rainy days than Mountain Home.
- Elko has 10.0% more Sunny Days than Mountain Home.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elko scores 5.6% worse than Mountain Home
 Mountain Home, IDElko, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock74106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50662443
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 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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