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Los Altos, CA vs New Canaan, CT

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Highlights
- New Canaan has 174.5% more rainy days than Los Altos.
- New Canaan has 23.2% less Sunny Days than Los Altos.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New Canaan scores 19.5% worse than Los Altos
 Los Altos, CANew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock123106
 Sunny263  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3022443
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 18 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 New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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