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Raleigh, NC vs Elk Grove, CA

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- Elk Grove has 56.6% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- Elk Grove has 24.9% more Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Elk Grove scores 10.7% better than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCElk Grove, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
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 Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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