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Bethesda, MD vs Chesapeake, VA

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- Chesapeake has 11.0% more rainy days than Bethesda.
- Chesapeake has 7.1% more Sunny Days than Bethesda.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chesapeake scores 1.4% better than Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
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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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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