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Lake Stevens, WA vs Elma, WA

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- Elma has 69.0% more rainy days than Lake Stevens.
- Elma has 20.1% less Sunny Days than Lake Stevens.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elma scores 2.8% worse than Lake Stevens
 Lake Stevens, WAElma, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock7438
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock180106
 Sunny164  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index2.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Lake Stevens    7 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I lived all over the country and the world for 27 yrs and moved into Lake Stevens 12 yrs ago. Absolutely a great place to live! Our 3 girls have done well in the  More

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My family and I lived in Lake Stevens for 7 years (2000 to 2007). It is a nice bedroom community that has good schools (get involved parents), low crime, and an ok lake  More

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10 years ago Lake Stevens was a nice little quiet town. Small town politics created their own megajobs, money, power and infighting. 2007 had a mayoral coups d'etats  More

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Reviews for Elma    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I was somewhat amused to olred's view of Elma, WA. We just moved here a few months ago from NV and have enjoyed it. I'm not sure after NV whether I will like 70 inches  More

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If you know what is good for you, stay away from Grays Harbor! Elma especially, the drugs are rampant here, the crime rate is outrageous! The town of elma is primarily a  More

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Over 19 years ago

Elma is centrally located between the state capitol Olympia, WA and the Cities of MOntesano and Aberdeen. It is also only 80 miles from Seattle and Ocean Shores. Elma is  More

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