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Rifle, CO vs Carlsbad, NM

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- Carlsbad has 6.9% less rainy days than Rifle.
- Carlsbad has 14.9% more Sunny Days than Rifle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Carlsbad scores 15.9% better than Rifle
 Rifle, COCarlsbad, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall47  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock50106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock31002443
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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Reviews for Carlsbad    16 Reviews

I've only been here for a few months, but I can quickly sum up this town as a rundown truck stop, perpetually buffeted by relentless wind, dirt, and hot air. The gas  More

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Over 3 years ago

We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly  More

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Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy  More

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