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Paonia, CO vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle has 13.4% more rainy days than Paonia.
- Rifle has 1.6% less Sunny Days than Paonia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rifle scores 2.8% worse than Paonia
 Paonia, CORifle, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Paonia    3 Reviews

Paonia is Colorado’s best kept secret... amazing food, climate and scenery. Close to ski resorts and big city amenities, but isolated and charming. The town is safe and  More

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I have lived just outside of Paonia for 35 years. The area is pretty, but jobs are scarce. Used to be mostly 'down to earth' farmers and ranchers and coal miners  More

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Over 16 years ago

"Mayberry in the Mountains" (Paonia and surrounding 8 mesas) population 6,600; median housing pricing is $164,207 (2007); average commute is less than 10 minutes;  More

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Reviews for Rifle    6 Reviews

I love the Western Slope!! While there are a lot of good things to be said about the Western Slope of Colorado, which Rifle is, there are some concerning things as  More

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Been living in the area for 3 years, Rifle for half of that. The city recently upgraded the water facilities, and the north half of I-70 no longer has the nasty hard  More

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Over 8 years ago

This area has a heroin/meth problem. It doesn't really impact you if you avoid it, but you tend to see a lot of tweakers/beggars/homeless around town. Water is not that  More

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