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Grand Junction, CO vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville has 292.9% more rainy days than Grand Junction.
- Placerville has 0.4% less Sunny Days than Grand Junction.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Placerville scores 8.1% better than Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock18672443
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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