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Elko, NV vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma has 178.5% more rainy days than Elko.
- Petaluma has 12.6% more Sunny Days than Elko.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 23.5% better than Elko
 Elko, NVPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny231  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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