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Albany, CA vs Nevada City, CA

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- Nevada City has 131.0% more rainy days than Albany.
- Nevada City has 8.8% less Sunny Days than Albany.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Nevada City scores 11.5% worse than Albany
 Albany, CANevada City, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock82106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24772443
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 Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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