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Rifle, CO vs Monument, CO

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Highlights
- Monument has 43.8% more rainy days than Rifle.
- Monument has 3.3% more Sunny Days than Rifle.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monument scores 1.4% worse than Rifle
 Rifle, COMonument, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall47  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock96106
 Sunny242  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock69752443
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 Monument    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

if you think COS is nice, monument can't be  More

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Over 18 years ago

Monument is located about 10 miles north of the Colorado Springs city limits on I-25 cooridor. We are 2 exits north of the Air Force Academy. We enjoy a "small town"  More

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