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New Canaan, CT vs Menlo Park, CA

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- Menlo Park has 66.9% less rainy days than New Canaan.
- Menlo Park has 26.2% more Sunny Days than New Canaan.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Menlo Park scores 25.7% better than New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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