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Mercer Island, WA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany has 35.7% less rainy days than Mercer Island.
- Albany has 67.9% more Sunny Days than Mercer Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Albany scores 16.0% better than Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock64106
 Sunny156  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock432443
Reviews for Mercer Island    4 Reviews

Mercer Island is a wonderful family community. It feels much more "small town" than a city even though it has a population of 20,000+. People say hello and watch out  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Mercer Island is a suburb of Seattle, located on an island in Lake Washington. The best thing about Mercer Island is its strategically central location relative to the  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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