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Alexandria, VA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale has 64.2% less rainy days than Alexandria.
- Sunnyvale has 29.4% more Sunny Days than Alexandria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sunnyvale scores 20.5% better than Alexandria
 Alexandria, VASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1252443
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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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