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Saranac Lake, NY vs Elk River, MN

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- Elk River has 20.8% less rainy days than Saranac Lake.
- Elk River has 22.5% more Sunny Days than Saranac Lake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elk River scores 20.0% better than Saranac Lake
 Saranac Lake, NYElk River, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall106  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock100106
 Sunny160  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8962443
Reviews for Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  More

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