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Carson City, NV vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale has 19.3% more rainy days than Carson City.
- Scottsdale has 18.2% more Sunny Days than Carson City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 2.7% worse than Carson City
 Carson City, NVScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny253  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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