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Amherst, NY vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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Highlights
- Mechanicsburg has 10.6% more rainy days than Amherst.
- Mechanicsburg has 24.2% more Sunny Days than Amherst.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mechanicsburg scores 10.9% better than Amherst
 Amherst, NYMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall84  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock123106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4332443
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 Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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