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Scotts Valley, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma has 17.5% less rainy days than Scotts Valley.
- Petaluma has 2.0% more Sunny Days than Scotts Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 1.2% worse than Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny255  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 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 7 years ago

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

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Over 11 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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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