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Placerville, CA vs Mount Shasta, CA

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- Mount Shasta has 4.4% more rainy days than Placerville.
- Mount Shasta has 6.1% less Sunny Days than Placerville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mount Shasta scores 12.5% worse than Placerville
 Placerville, CAMount Shasta, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock96106
 Sunny244  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock35862443
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 Mount Shasta    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 4 years. Though I love the beauty of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness, I find Mount Shasta very difficult to live in. Food is about 20%  More

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I have lived in Siskiyou County for 24 years and Mount Shasta is by far the most enjoyable place I have lived thus far. It is a very tolerant community and culturally  More

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