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Columbia, MD vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh has 1.8% more rainy days than Columbia.
- Raleigh has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Raleigh scores 2.7% better than Columbia

Climate
 Columbia, MDRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Rainfall454638
 Snowfall17428
 Precipitation114108106
 Sunny212213205
 Avg. July High889086
 Avg. Jan. Low243022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.37.57
 UV Index3.94.94.3
 Elevation4043152443

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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 Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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