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Albany, CA vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 27.8% less rainy days than Albany.
- Monterey has 1.9% more Sunny Days than Albany.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 4.6% worse than Albany
 Albany, CAMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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