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Chico, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose has 38.1% less rainy days than Chico.
- San Jose has 3.2% more Sunny Days than Chico.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Jose scores 8.6% better than Chico
 Chico, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny249  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock822443
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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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