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New York, NY vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 89.9% less rainy days than New York.
- Palm Desert has 20.1% more Sunny Days than New York.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Desert scores 1.4% better than New York
 New York, NYPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall25  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock14106
 Sunny224  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2202443
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 Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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