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Ruston, LA vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle has 74.1% less rainy days than Ruston.
- Rifle has 12.6% more Sunny Days than Ruston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rifle scores 2.8% worse than Ruston
 Ruston, LARifle, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny215  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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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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