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Melissa, TX vs Visalia, CA

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- Visalia has 74.2% less rainy days than Melissa.
- Visalia has 20.6% more Sunny Days than Melissa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Visalia scores 13.9% better than Melissa
 Melissa, TXVisalia, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock43106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.27
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3312443
Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 18 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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