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Alexandria, VA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage has 59.8% less rainy days than Alexandria.
- Anchorage has 37.3% less Sunny Days than Alexandria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 24.7% worse than Alexandria

Climate
 Alexandria, VAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall431738
 Snowfall147928
 Precipitation117112106
 Sunny201126205
 Avg. July High886786
 Avg. Jan. Low27922
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.35.57
 UV Index4.11.44.3
 Elevation361022443

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Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
22304 22314 22302 22305 22311 22301
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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