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Bethesda, MD vs Menlo Park, CA

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Highlights
- Menlo Park has 60.0% less rainy days than Bethesda.
- Menlo Park has 29.4% more Sunny Days than Bethesda.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Menlo Park scores 20.5% better than Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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