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Grass Valley California
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The city of Grass Valley is the largest city in the western region of Nevada County, California, United States. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet (760 m) elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this historic northern Gold Country city is 57 miles (92 km) by car from the state capitol in Sacramento, 64 miles (103 km) from Sacramento International Airport, 88 miles (142 km) west of Reno, Nevada, and 177 miles (285 km) northeast of San Jose. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 12,860.

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I really enjoy the woods

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There are many retired persons living in the Grass Valley/Nevada City area. The community has a sound cooperative spirit and people work together.

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care, transportation, community resources

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  • retirement community

  • old mining town

  • Mostly older generations

  • Lack of community involvement

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Retirement community

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