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Chester, VA vs New York, NY

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- New York has 4.5% more rainy days than Chester.
- New York has 9.3% more Sunny Days than Chester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New York scores 1.4% worse than Chester
 Chester, VANew York, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall7  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock332443
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 5 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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