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Placerville, CA vs Alturas, CA

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- Alturas has 66.3% less rainy days than Placerville.
- Alturas has 0.4% more Sunny Days than Placerville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Alturas scores 12.5% worse than Placerville
 Placerville, CAAlturas, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny244  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock43702443
Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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