Doppeltown

Towns like Los Alamos, NM

Los Alamos has a oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb), with Jul highs around 81°F and Jan lows near 19°F, and about 19 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: big mountains nearby, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $311k.

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Los Alamos's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Castle Pines North, CO77% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in summer, like Los Alamos, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Front Range vs the Rocky Mountains), both well inland.

   Climate 83 · Scenery 67 · Typical home $547k, 76% pricier

2. Santa Fe, NM76% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.

   Rain & snow25% less rain and snow (14 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Los Alamos's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have big mountains close by (both the Rocky Mountains), both well inland.

   Climate 72 · Scenery 82 · Typical home $466k, 50% pricier

3. Flagstaff, AZ70% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (22 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Los Alamos's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home, both well inland.

   Climate 61 · Scenery 82 · Typical home $415k, 33% pricier

4. Boulder, CO67% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 2°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (21 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Los Alamos's summer rains, some winter snow.

   SceneryMixed greenery where Los Alamos is dry, golden landscape, both have big mountains close by (the Front Range vs the Rocky Mountains), both well inland, 1,800 ft lower.

   Climate 72 · Scenery 60 · Typical home $793k, 155% pricier

5. Spearfish, SD67% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (22 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in summer, like Los Alamos, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Black Hills vs the Rocky Mountains), both well inland, 3,500 ft lower.

   Climate 72 · Scenery 59 · Typical home $265k, 15% cheaper than Los Alamos

6. Show Low, AZ66% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 4°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Los Alamos's summer rains, some winter snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance vs big mountains nearby at home (the Mogollon Rim vs the Rocky Mountains), both well inland.

   Climate 56 · Scenery 80 · Typical home $255k, 18% cheaper than Los Alamos

Doppeltowns abroad

• Çorum, Turkey (61% match)
• Almaty, Kazakhstan (59% match)
• Sibiu, Romania (58% match)

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