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Towns like Big Bear City, CA

Big Bear City has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with Jul highs around 81°F and Jan lows near 21°F, and about 20 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $339k.

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Big Bear City's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Phelan, CA77% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (23 in vs 20 in), falling mostly in winter, like Big Bear City, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home, both well inland, 2,700 ft lower.

   Climate 81 · Scenery 71 · Typical home $310k, about the same price

2. Flagstaff, AZ77% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 4°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (22 in vs 20 in), spread through the year, unlike Big Bear City's winter rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, both well inland.

   Climate 73 · Scenery 82 · Typical home $415k, 22% pricier

3. South Lake Tahoe, CA65% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 5°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (20 in vs 20 in), falling mostly in winter, like Big Bear City, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Big Bear City, both well inland.

   Climate 78 · Scenery 47 · Typical home $545k, 61% pricier

4. Durango, CO60% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 7°F hotter, winter nights 6°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (21 in vs 20 in), spread through the year, unlike Big Bear City's winter rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Rocky Mountains), both well inland.

   Climate 66 · Scenery 50 · Typical home $481k, 42% pricier

5. Los Alamos, NM59% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 20 in), falling mostly in summer, the opposite of Big Bear City, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Rocky Mountains), both well inland.

   Climate 52 · Scenery 69 · Typical home $311k, about the same price

6. Highland, UT59% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 7°F hotter, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (20 in vs 20 in), spread through the year, unlike Big Bear City's winter rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).

   SceneryMixed greenery where Big Bear City is dry, golden landscape, both have mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range), both well inland, 1,900 ft lower.

   Climate 59 · Scenery 58 · Typical home $438k, 29% pricier

Doppeltowns abroad

• Kayseri, Turkey (60% match)
• Isparta, Turkey (55% match)
• Hamadan, Iran (55% match)

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