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Cottonwood, AZ vs Chico, CA

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- Chico has 98.6% more rainy days than Cottonwood.
- Chico has 9.5% less Sunny Days than Cottonwood.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chico scores 6.6% better than Cottonwood
 Cottonwood, AZChico, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny275  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1972443
Reviews for Cottonwood    10 Reviews

As a 6th generation AZ Native, someone who had the misfortune of growing up in Phoenix, and who has lived all over the VV and Flagstaff, I think Cottonwood is great  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Cottonwood since 2002. When I first moved here, this place was wonderful. Quiet, friendly and affordable. The weather was good with plenty of sunshine  More

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Actually Cottonwood is a great place because of the great LGBTQ community. Without this aspect Cottonwood wouldn't be anything really, except a Wal-mart. The LGBTQ  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 4 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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