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Amherst, NY vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- New York has 20.7% more rainy days than Amherst.
- New York has 42.7% more Sunny Days than Amherst.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New York scores 14.1% better than Amherst
 Amherst, NYNew York, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall84  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
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 New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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