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Los Altos, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale has 44.1% less rainy days than Los Altos.
- Scottsdale has 13.7% more Sunny Days than Los Altos.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 16.1% worse than Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny263  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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