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Northampton, MA vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley has 17.5% more rainy days than Northampton.
- Grass Valley has 28.6% more Sunny Days than Northampton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grass Valley scores 16.2% better than Northampton
 Northampton, MAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24112443
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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