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Salem, OR vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Placerville has 13.4% less rainy days than Salem.
- Placerville has 58.4% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Placerville scores 8.1% better than Salem
 Salem, ORPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock70106
 Sunny154  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock18672443
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  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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