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Maricopa, AZ vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista has 83.1% more rainy days than Maricopa.
- Sierra Vista has 4.1% less Sunny Days than Maricopa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sierra Vista scores 16.7% better than Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock53106
 Sunny296  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46322443
Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 4 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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