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New Canaan, CT vs Chicago, IL

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- Chicago has 26.0% less rainy days than New Canaan.
- Chicago has 6.4% less Sunny Days than New Canaan.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chicago scores 0.0% worse than New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTChicago, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5872443
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 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 16 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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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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