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Scotts Valley, CA vs Rio Vista, CA

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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

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

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

Known as “the Gateway to the Delta”, Rio Vista is located in the heart of the California Delta on the Sacramento River. The views along the wide river bring to mind the  More

There is plenty to be had in Rio Vista, particularly if you like dead animal heads on a bar wall (Fosters Big Horn) and a state of the art fish cleaning station located  More