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Eureka, CA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas has 71.3% less rainy days than Eureka.
- Alturas has 36.9% more Sunny Days than Eureka.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alturas scores 7.9% worse than Eureka
 Eureka, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny179  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock43702443
Reviews for Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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