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Elk Grove, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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- Palmdale has 55.8% less rainy days than Elk Grove.
- Palmdale has 5.3% more Sunny Days than Elk Grove.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palmdale scores 3.6% worse than Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock29106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock26572443
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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