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Scottsdale, AZ vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Wasilla has 45.7% more rainy days than Scottsdale.
- Wasilla has 57.2% less Sunny Days than Scottsdale.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wasilla scores 21.9% worse than Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZWasilla, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock95106
 Sunny299  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.77
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3412443
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 Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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