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Northampton, MA vs Ferndale, WA

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Highlights
- Ferndale has 20.3% less rainy days than Northampton.
- Ferndale has 15.9% less Sunny Days than Northampton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ferndale scores 5.9% better than Northampton
 Northampton, MAFerndale, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock160106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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