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Amherst, NY vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 22.8% less rainy days than Amherst.
- Petaluma has 65.6% more Sunny Days than Amherst.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 31.3% better than Amherst
 Amherst, NYPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall84  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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