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Anchorage, AK vs Barstow, CA

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Highlights
- Barstow has 70.5% less rainy days than Anchorage.
- Barstow has 123.0% more Sunny Days than Anchorage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Barstow scores 41.8% better than Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKBarstow, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall79  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock25106
 Sunny126  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10286
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21752443
Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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