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Tucson, AZ vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale has 14.6% less rainy days than Tucson.
- Scottsdale has 4.5% more Sunny Days than Tucson.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 2.7% worse than Tucson
 Tucson, AZScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny286  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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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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Over 1 years ago

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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