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Northampton, MA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos has 59.8% less rainy days than Northampton.
- Los Altos has 39.2% more Sunny Days than Northampton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Los Altos scores 27.9% better than Northampton
 Northampton, MALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1572443
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 Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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