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Redwood City, CA vs Seattle, WA

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- Seattle has 66.7% more rainy days than Redwood City.
- Seattle has 40.4% less Sunny Days than Redwood City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Seattle scores 12.8% worse than Redwood City
 Redwood City, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock155106
 Sunny255  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1772443
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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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