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Valdez, AK vs Fountain, CO

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- Fountain has 75.6% less rainy days than Valdez.
- Fountain has 87.9% more Sunny Days than Valdez.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fountain scores 68.2% better than Valdez
 Valdez, AKFountain, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall326  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny132  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock55452443
Reviews for Valdez    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Dont move here unless you work for Alyeska. Everything is so expensive, and the closest wal-mart is 6 hours by car. There is tons of stuff to do if you love winter. But  More

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Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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