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Boston, MA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 37.1% less rainy days than Boston.
- Petaluma has 30.0% more Sunny Days than Boston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 21.7% better than Boston
 Boston, MAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny200  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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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