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Grass Valley, CA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas has 76.2% less rainy days than Grass Valley.
- Alturas has 0.8% more Sunny Days than Grass Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alturas scores 11.4% worse than Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny243  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock43702443
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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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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