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Los Altos, CA vs Houston, TX

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- Houston has 181.9% more rainy days than Los Altos.
- Houston has 22.4% less Sunny Days than Los Altos.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Houston scores 24.1% worse than Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny263  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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