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Grass Valley, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 90.2% less rainy days than Grass Valley.
- Ridgecrest has 14.8% more Sunny Days than Grass Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 1.3% worse than Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny243  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
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 Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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