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Columbia, MD vs Monterey, CA

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Highlights
- Monterey has 59.6% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Monterey has 25.9% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 13.7% better than Columbia

Climate
 Columbia, MDMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall451838
 Snowfall17028
 Precipitation11468106
 Sunny212267205
 Avg. July High886786
 Avg. Jan. Low244322
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.38.37
 UV Index3.95.44.3
 Elevation404262443

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029
ZIPS IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
93940 93943

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