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Monterey, CA vs Wasilla, AK

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Highlights
- Wasilla has 15.9% less rainy days than Monterey.
- Wasilla has 52.1% less Sunny Days than Monterey.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wasilla scores 31.3% worse than Monterey
 Monterey, CAWasilla, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock95106
 Sunny267  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.77
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3412443
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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Reviews for Wasilla    7 Reviews

I've lived in Wasilla for two years so far and I love it. I have no problems with the valley. I live about 10 minutes south of the center of town in Wasilla and bought  More

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Previously lived for many years in Eagle River, Alaska. Moved to Wasilla almost 6 years ago now. The Wasilla cityscape is littered with aging strip malls and  More

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The main reason I’m commenting is to point out a glaring error in this website’s data. School funding is not $5,700 per year as this site reports. It is likely double  More

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