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New York, NY vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage has 62.9% less rainy days than New York.
- Anchorage has 43.8% less Sunny Days than New York.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 24.7% worse than New York
 New York, NYAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny224  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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