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Petaluma, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos has 36.9% less rainy days than Petaluma.
- Los Altos has 1.2% more Sunny Days than Petaluma.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Los Altos scores 3.6% better than Petaluma
 Petaluma, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny260  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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