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Jamestown, NY vs Amherst, NY

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Highlights
- Amherst has 15.9% less rainy days than Jamestown.
- Amherst has 0.6% less Sunny Days than Jamestown.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Amherst scores 3.2% better than Jamestown
 Jamestown, NYAmherst, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall107  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock162106
 Sunny158  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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