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Richland, WA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale has 29.6% more rainy days than Richland.
- Scottsdale has 52.6% more Sunny Days than Richland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 2.7% worse than Richland
 Richland, WAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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