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Elk Grove, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto has 13.1% less rainy days than Elk Grove.
- Palo Alto has 1.9% less Sunny Days than Elk Grove.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 6.0% better than Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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