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Elk Grove, CA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany has 26.6% more rainy days than Elk Grove.
- Albany has 1.5% less Sunny Days than Elk Grove.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Albany scores 4.8% better than Elk Grove
 Elk Grove, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock64106
 Sunny266  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index5.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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