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Portales, NM vs Arkansas City, KS

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- Arkansas City has 112.4% more rainy days than Portales.
- Arkansas City has 17.9% less Sunny Days than Portales.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Arkansas City scores 8.8% worse than Portales
 Portales, NMArkansas City, KSUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11152443
Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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Reviews for Arkansas City    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

For a town with and income less than 75% of the national income, property taxes, income taxes and sales taxes are quite high. In addition, water rates are some of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Incorporated in the late 1870's Arkansas City (AC)is the largest town in Cowley County, although Winfield is the county seat. AC is a nice rural city on the western edge  More

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