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Elko, NV vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley has 414.0% more rainy days than Elko.
- Grass Valley has 5.2% more Sunny Days than Elko.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grass Valley scores 16.2% better than Elko
 Elko, NVGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24112443
Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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