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Portales, NM vs Salida, CO

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- Salida has 52% less violent crime than Portales.
- Salida has 8% less property crime than Portales.
 Portales, NMSalida, COUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock10.822.7
 Property Crime51  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

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 Salida    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 20 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Portales, New MexicoCrime Index
 Causey, NM19.3
 Dora, NM24.3
 Floyd, NM24.4
 Elida, NM27.85
 Portales, NM36.65

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