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Redwood City, CA vs Richmond, CA

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- Richmond has 24.1% more rainy days than Redwood City.
- Richmond has 2.7% more Sunny Days than Redwood City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 0.0% worse than Redwood City
 Redwood City, CARichmond, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny255  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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Reviews for Richmond    9 Reviews

I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Over 6 years ago

Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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