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 Los Altos, CASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock15.438.1
 Snowfall0  Unlock27.8
 Precipitation Days60.962.6106.2
 Sunny263  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock80.385.8
 Avg. Jan. Low39.9  Unlock21.7
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation ft.1571252443
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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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