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Towns like South Lake Tahoe, CA

South Lake Tahoe has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), with Jul highs around 81°F and Jan lows near 16°F, and about 20 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: hilly, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $545k.

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South Lake Tahoe's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Truckee, CA78% match

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

   Rain & snow53% more rain and snow (31 in vs 20 in), falling mostly in winter, like South Lake Tahoe, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Sierra Nevada), which South Lake Tahoe lacks, sits on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 78 · Scenery 78 · Typical home $761k, 40% pricier

2. Big Bear City, CA65% match

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

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (20 in vs 20 in), falling mostly in winter, like South Lake Tahoe, snowy winters.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which South Lake Tahoe lacks, both well inland.

   Climate 78 · Scenery 47 · Typical home $339k, 38% cheaper than South Lake Tahoe

3. Durango, CO63% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 9°F hotter, winter nights 2°F colder.

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

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby (the Rocky Mountains), which South Lake Tahoe lacks, both well inland.

   Climate 61 · Scenery 64 · Typical home $481k, 12% cheaper than South Lake Tahoe

4. Black Forest, CO62% match

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

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (22 in vs 20 in), falling mostly in summer, the opposite of South Lake Tahoe, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Front Range), which South Lake Tahoe lacks, both well inland.

   Climate 52 · Scenery 78 · Typical home $514k, about the same price

5. Flagstaff, AZ62% match

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

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

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which South Lake Tahoe lacks, both well inland.

   Climate 69 · Scenery 52 · Typical home $415k, 24% cheaper than South Lake Tahoe

6. Cheney, WA59% match

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

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (19 in vs 20 in), spread through the year, unlike South Lake Tahoe's winter rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, sits on a high plateau, both well inland, 3,900 ft lower.

   Climate 71 · Scenery 42 · Typical home $283k, 48% cheaper than South Lake Tahoe

Doppeltowns abroad

• Yozgat, Turkey (49% match)
• Isparta, Turkey (48% match)
• León, Spain (47% match)

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