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Chico, CA vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 57.9% less rainy days than Chico.
- Fairbanks has 37.8% less Sunny Days than Chico.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 37.0% worse than Chico
 Chico, CAFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
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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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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