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Raleigh, NC vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley has 53.5% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Castro Valley has 22.5% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Castro Valley scores 14.7% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCCastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1612443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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