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Castro Valley, CA vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- Grand Rapids has 75.1% more rainy days than Castro Valley.
- Grand Rapids has 39.5% less Sunny Days than Castro Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Rapids scores 22.1% worse than Castro Valley
 Castro Valley, CAGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock129106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6402443
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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