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San Jose, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley has 219.8% more rainy days than San Jose.
- Grass Valley has 5.4% less Sunny Days than San Jose.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grass Valley scores 10.2% worse than San Jose
 San Jose, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny257  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24112443
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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