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Port Townsend, WA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville has 69.9% more rainy days than Port Townsend.
- Placerville has 56.4% more Sunny Days than Port Townsend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Placerville scores 9.6% better than Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny156  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock18672443
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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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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