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Elk River, MN vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale has 67.5% less rainy days than Elk River.
- Scottsdale has 52.6% more Sunny Days than Elk River.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 10.6% better than Elk River
 Elk River, MNScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low3  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  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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