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Mason City, IA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas has 62.7% less rainy days than Mason City.
- Alturas has 30.3% more Sunny Days than Mason City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alturas scores 6.1% better than Mason City
 Mason City, IAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall39  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock43702443
Reviews for Mason City    8 Reviews

I am from the area originally and have lived several places. I recently moved back from Arizona. I moved back to help with my elderly parents. If I did not have  More

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Over 13 years ago

Where to begin?? Murder,arson,abductions,beastialty,gang killings,meth labs,pantie thiefs. High utility bills, no jobs, corrupt police, evil judges, minus 40 below wind  More

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Over 14 years ago

Unless you have a tie to Mason City, such as family, don't even consider this desolate town. The population is declining rapidly for a reason. You are on an island,  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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