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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda has 11.0% less rainy days than Athens-Clarke County.
- Bethesda has 8.8% less Sunny Days than Athens-Clarke County.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bethesda scores 2.7% worse than Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GABethesda, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3182443
Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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