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Evanston, IL vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto has 52.5% less rainy days than Evanston.
- Palo Alto has 35.2% more Sunny Days than Evanston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palo Alto scores 27.5% better than Evanston
 Evanston, ILPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny193  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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