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Albany, CA vs Menlo Park, CA

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 Albany, CAMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock17.138.1
 Snowfall0  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days64.360.6106.2
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock79.685.8
 Avg. Jan. Low43.1  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.43722443
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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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