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Lawton, OK vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage has 46.1% less rainy days than Lawton.
- Anchorage has 49.0% less Sunny Days than Lawton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 24.7% worse than Lawton
 Lawton, OKAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny247  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  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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