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Amherst, NY vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond has 26.7% less rainy days than Amherst.
- Richmond has 66.9% more Sunny Days than Amherst.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 34.4% better than Amherst
 Amherst, NYRichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall84  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
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 Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 5 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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