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Palo Alto, CA vs Scotts Valley, CA

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- Scotts Valley has 108.7% more rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Scotts Valley has 2.3% less Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scotts Valley scores 3.4% worse than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAScotts Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.57
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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