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San Jose, CA vs Anchorage, AK

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- Anchorage has 0.6% more rainy days than San Jose.
- Anchorage has 51.0% less Sunny Days than San Jose.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 37.5% worse than San Jose
 San Jose, CAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny257  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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