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Vancouver, WA vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage has 58.9% less rainy days than Vancouver.
- Anchorage has 11.9% less Sunny Days than Vancouver.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Anchorage scores 25.7% worse than Vancouver
 Vancouver, WAAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny143  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.57
 UV Index2.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1022443
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  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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