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Austin, TX vs Albany, CA

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Highlights
- Albany has 27.8% less rainy days than Austin.
- Albany has 14.9% more Sunny Days than Austin.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Albany scores 22.5% better than Austin
 Austin, TXAlbany, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock64106
 Sunny228  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low38  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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