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Albany, NY vs Chico, CA

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- Chico has 29.6% less rainy days than Albany.
- Chico has 36.8% more Sunny Days than Albany.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chico scores 19.1% better than Albany
 Albany, NYChico, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny182  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1972443
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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