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New Canaan, CT vs Ridgewood, NJ

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Highlights
- Ridgewood has 7.8% less rainy days than New Canaan.
- Ridgewood has 3.5% more Sunny Days than New Canaan.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgewood scores 0.0% worse than New Canaan
 New Canaan, CTRidgewood, NJUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall34  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1122443
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 Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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