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Walnut Creek, CA vs Chico, CA

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- Chico has 41.8% more rainy days than Walnut Creek.
- Chico has 5.0% less Sunny Days than Walnut Creek.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chico scores 4.7% worse than Walnut Creek
 Walnut Creek, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low40  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1972443
Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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