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Parker, CO vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Cortez has 21.7% less rainy days than Parker.
- Cortez has 0.8% less Sunny Days than Parker.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cortez scores 1.4% worse than Parker
 Parker, COCortez, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall77  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock61912443
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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