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Scotts Valley, CA vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- Sterling Heights has 8.6% less rainy days than Scotts Valley.
- Sterling Heights has 29.4% less Sunny Days than Scotts Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sterling Heights scores 18.8% worse than Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CASterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny255  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6142443
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 Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 18 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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