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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia has 6.3% less rainy days than Athens-Clarke County.
- Columbia has 1.9% less Sunny Days than Athens-Clarke County.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 2.7% worse than Athens-Clarke County
 Athens-Clarke County, GAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
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 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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