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Anchorage, AK vs Spirit Lake, IA

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- Spirit Lake has 69.9% more rainy days than Anchorage.
- Spirit Lake has 68.3% more Sunny Days than Anchorage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Spirit Lake scores 23.6% better than Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKSpirit Lake, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2938
 Snowfall79  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock86106
 Sunny126  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock14732443
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 Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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