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Santa Rosa, CA vs Palm Springs, CA

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- Palm Springs has 86.4% less rainy days than Santa Rosa.
- Palm Springs has 5.1% more Sunny Days than Santa Rosa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Springs scores 10.8% worse than Santa Rosa
 Santa Rosa, CAPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock15106
 Sunny256  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4792443
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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