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Philadelphia, PA vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- Niagara Falls has 22.9% less rainy days than Philadelphia.
- Niagara Falls has 23.7% less Sunny Days than Philadelphia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Niagara Falls scores 12.3% worse than Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PANiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock159106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6142443
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 16 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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