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New Canaan, CT vs Irvine, CA

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- Irvine has 75.0% less rainy days than New Canaan.
- Irvine has 39.1% more Sunny Days than New Canaan.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Irvine scores 32.9% better than New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTIrvine, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock522443
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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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