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Socorro, NM vs Elko, NV

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- Elko has 2.9% more rainy days than Socorro.
- Elko has 17.5% less Sunny Days than Socorro.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elko scores 13.9% worse than Socorro
 Socorro, NMElko, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock74106
 Sunny280  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock50662443
Reviews for Socorro    1 Reviews

Socorro County, New Mexico, is one of the largest counties in the state (6626 square miles)but with a population of only about 18 million. Most of the population  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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