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Ann Arbor, MI vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma has 17.2% less rainy days than Ann Arbor.
- Petaluma has 46.1% more Sunny Days than Ann Arbor.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 25.4% better than Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall43  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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