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Palm Desert, CA vs Maricopa, AZ

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- Maricopa has 76.6% more rainy days than Palm Desert.
- Maricopa has 10.0% more Sunny Days than Palm Desert.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Maricopa scores 2.7% worse than Palm Desert
 Palm Desert, CAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock28106
 Sunny269  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11752443
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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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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