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Alexandria, VA vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond has 34.2% less rainy days than Alexandria.
- Richmond has 30.3% more Sunny Days than Alexandria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 17.8% better than Alexandria
 Alexandria, VARichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
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 Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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