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Fountain Hills, AZ vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 64.7% less rainy days than Fountain Hills.
- Palm Desert has 10.3% less Sunny Days than Fountain Hills.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Desert scores 0.0% worse than Fountain Hills
 Fountain Hills, AZPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock14106
 Sunny300  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
Reviews for Fountain Hills    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We live in Boise but are seriously considering a move to Fountain Hills. We have visited FH and it's beautiful...but we are not sure we can do the Summers! In Boise  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived in many cities in the US we moved here 10 yrs ago raised 2 boys and I would not give it up for any other place. move here raise a family and retire  More

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Over 12 years ago

Beautiful homes with mountaineous  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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