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Evanston, IL vs Northampton, MA

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- Northampton has 28.6% more rainy days than Evanston.
- Northampton has 2.1% less Sunny Days than Evanston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Northampton scores 1.4% worse than Evanston
 Evanston, ILNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny193  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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