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Sonora, CA vs Houston, TX

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- Houston has 29.0% more rainy days than Sonora.
- Houston has 22.1% less Sunny Days than Sonora.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Houston scores 15.4% worse than Sonora
 Sonora, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall8  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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