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Sierra Madre, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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 Sierra Madre, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock21.338.1
 Snowfall0  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days39.966106.2
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock75.685.8
 Avg. Jan. Low45.5  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.8271612443
Reviews for Sierra Madre    2 Reviews

Sierra Madre is a great place to live if you enjoy a small town atmosphere while being close to the vibrancy of a big city. It has nice restaurants, boutique shops and  More

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Over 20 years ago

Sierra Madre is still much a 1950's town. We still help out our neighbors, we have block parties to get acquained with new neighbors, and it's just a happy, friendly  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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