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Binghamton, NY vs Albany, CA

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Highlights
- Albany has 36.8% less rainy days than Binghamton.
- Albany has 72.4% more Sunny Days than Binghamton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Albany scores 35.9% better than Binghamton
 Binghamton, NYAlbany, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall64  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock64106
 Sunny152  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

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Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 5 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  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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