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Towns like Palmdale, CA

Palmdale has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 98°F and Jan lows near 34°F, and about 7.4 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $330k.

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Palmdale's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Shafter, CA78% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (7.3 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Palmdale, no snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Pacific Coast Ranges), not the plateau setting of Palmdale, both well inland.

   Climate 89 · Scenery 61 · Typical home $230k, 30% cheaper than Palmdale

2. Los Banos, CA75% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 4°F milder.

   Rain & snow36% more rain (10 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Palmdale, no snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Pacific Coast Ranges), not the plateau setting of Palmdale, both well inland.

   Climate 76 · Scenery 73 · Typical home $342k, about the same price

3. Apple Valley, CA73% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (6.2 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Palmdale, a dusting of snow possible.

   SceneryDesert where Palmdale is dry, golden landscape, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home, not the plateau setting of Palmdale, both well inland.

   Climate 72 · Scenery 73 · Typical home $293k, 11% cheaper than Palmdale

4. Hanford, CA70% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 2°F milder.

   Rain & snow21% more rain (8.9 in vs 7.4 in), falling mostly in winter, like Palmdale, no snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home, not the plateau setting of Palmdale, both well inland.

   Climate 81 · Scenery 54 · Typical home $267k, 19% cheaper than Palmdale

5. Summerlin South, NV68% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 5°F colder.

   Rain & snow42% more rain (11 in vs 7.4 in), spread through the year, unlike Palmdale's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, not the plateau setting of Palmdale, both well inland.

   Climate 65 · Scenery 74 · Typical home $345k, about the same price

6. Hurricane, UT67% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.

   Rain & snow56% more rain (12 in vs 7.4 in), spread through the year, unlike Palmdale's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home, not the plateau setting of Palmdale, both well inland.

   Climate 66 · Scenery 69 · Typical home $326k, about the same price

Doppeltowns abroad

• Daraa, Syria (69% match)
• Salamiyah, Syria (68% match)
• Malard, Iran (64% match)

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