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Cambridge, MA vs New Canaan, CT

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Highlights
- New Canaan has 7.5% more rainy days than Cambridge.
- New Canaan has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Cambridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New Canaan scores 1.4% better than Cambridge
 Cambridge, MANew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5238
 Snowfall50  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock123106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3022443
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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