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Pontiac, MI vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale has 51.4% less rainy days than Pontiac.
- Sunnyvale has 48.6% more Sunny Days than Pontiac.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sunnyvale scores 29.4% better than Pontiac
 Pontiac, MISunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny175  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1252443
Reviews for Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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