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Mercer Island, WA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale has 60.7% less rainy days than Mercer Island.
- Sunnyvale has 66.7% more Sunny Days than Mercer Island.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sunnyvale scores 17.3% better than Mercer Island
 Mercer Island, WASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny156  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1252443
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 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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