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Columbia, MO vs Independence, MO

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Highlights
- Independence has 1.8% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Independence has 13.0% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Independence scores 0.0% worse than Columbia

Climate
 Columbia, MOIndependence, MOUnited States
 Rainfall444338
 Snowfall161428
 Precipitation11097106
 Sunny192217205
 Avg. July High888886
 Avg. Jan. Low212022
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.27.27
 UV Index4.44.44.3
 Elevation70910372443

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 11 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215
ZIPS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
64055 64050 64052 64056 64057 64053

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