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Scottsdale, AZ vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley has 423.8% more rainy days than Scottsdale.
- Grass Valley has 18.7% less Sunny Days than Scottsdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grass Valley scores 8.2% better than Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock84106
 Sunny299  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24112443
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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