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Anchorage, AK vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe has 34.7% more rainy days than Anchorage.
- South Lake Tahoe has 97.6% more Sunny Days than Anchorage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, South Lake Tahoe scores 21.8% better than Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall79  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny126  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock62372443
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 South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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