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Riverton, WY vs Meridian, ID

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- Meridian has 14.7% more rainy days than Riverton.
- Meridian has 8.7% less Sunny Days than Riverton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Meridian scores 5.8% better than Riverton
 Riverton, WYMeridian, IDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock82106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26052443
Reviews for Riverton    2 Reviews

The City of Riverton has some significant issues to contend with. There is a high property crime issue due to proximity to the Wind River Reservation. There is an  More

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problems that affect quality of life. There are a lot of hidden costs to living in Riverton as well as much of Wyoming. This is especially true when it comes to auto  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 8 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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