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Portales, NM vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction has 44.1% less rainy days than Portales.
- Grand Junction has 10.3% less Sunny Days than Portales.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Junction scores 7.5% worse than Portales
 Portales, NMGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low23  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock45932443
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 7 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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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