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Northfield, MN vs Northampton, MA

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- Northampton has 42.2% more rainy days than Northfield.
- Northampton has 1.6% less Sunny Days than Northfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Northampton scores 3.0% better than Northfield
 Northfield, MNNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock117106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low5  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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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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