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Anchorage, AK vs Waterville, ME

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- Waterville has 159.0% more rainy days than Anchorage.
- Waterville has 55.6% more Sunny Days than Anchorage.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Waterville scores 16.4% better than Anchorage
 Anchorage, AKWaterville, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall79  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny126  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low9  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index1.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1082443
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 Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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