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Waterville, ME vs Fairbanks, AK

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Highlights
- Fairbanks has 73.9% less rainy days than Waterville.
- Fairbanks has 20.9% less Sunny Days than Waterville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 20.3% worse than Waterville
 Waterville, MEFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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Reviews for Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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