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Scotts Valley, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley has 41.0% less rainy days than Scotts Valley.
- Castro Valley has 2.4% more Sunny Days than Scotts Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Castro Valley scores 1.2% better than Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock66106
 Sunny255  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1612443
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 8 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 12 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 12 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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