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Anchorage, AK vs Lancaster, CA

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- Lancaster has 55.5% less rainy days than Anchorage.
- Lancaster has 123.0% more Sunny Days than Anchorage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lancaster scores 45.5% better than Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKLancaster, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall79  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny126  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock23592443
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 Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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