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Bellingham, WA vs Chico, CA

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Highlights
- Chico has 28.9% less rainy days than Bellingham.
- Chico has 58.6% more Sunny Days than Bellingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chico scores 14.1% better than Bellingham
 Bellingham, WAChico, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index2.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1972443
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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