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Kirkland, WA vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage has 57.4% less rainy days than Kirkland.
- Anchorage has 17.6% less Sunny Days than Kirkland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 25.7% worse than Kirkland
 Kirkland, WAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny153  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low36  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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