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Anderson, SC vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia has 5.7% less rainy days than Anderson.
- Columbia has 4.1% less Sunny Days than Anderson.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 3.9% worse than Anderson
 Anderson, SCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny221  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 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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