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Sterling, CO vs Rifle, CO

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Highlights
- Rifle has 16.3% less rainy days than Sterling.
- Rifle has 7.6% more Sunny Days than Sterling.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rifle scores 5.5% worse than Sterling
 Sterling, CORifle, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall31  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock88106
 Sunny225  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  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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