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Amherst, NY vs Albany, CA

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- Albany has 34.7% less rainy days than Amherst.
- Albany has 66.9% more Sunny Days than Amherst.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Albany scores 35.9% better than Amherst
 Amherst, NYAlbany, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall84  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock64106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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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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