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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Oro Valley, AZ

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- Oro Valley has 42.1% less rainy days than South Lake Tahoe.
- Oro Valley has 12.0% more Sunny Days than South Lake Tahoe.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Oro Valley scores 13.4% better than South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CAOro Valley, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall142  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock51106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10086
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock25432443
Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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Reviews for Oro Valley    5 Reviews

Some of these reviews are so inaccurate. Rentals for a 2-bedroom are closer to $1000/mo and up if you want to live in a safer neighborhood. People here are so intolerant  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Oro Valley for 3.8 years -love it here. however lack of cultural diversity, water and the 100+ heat each day for 3 months a year means that i am  More

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I am a retiree from New York. I moved to Tucson two years ago. Now we are about to buy a home in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. I love this area. The mountains  More

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