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Albany, CA vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks has 53.6% less rainy days than Albany.
- Fairbanks has 40.8% less Sunny Days than Albany.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 41.4% worse than Albany
 Albany, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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