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Grass Valley, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma has 45.8% less rainy days than Grass Valley.
- Petaluma has 7.0% more Sunny Days than Grass Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 6.3% better than Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny243  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 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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