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Bethesda, MD vs Ridgefield, WA

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- Ridgefield has 9.8% more rainy days than Bethesda.
- Ridgefield has 26.4% less Sunny Days than Bethesda.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgefield scores 1.4% worse than Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock174106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1122443
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 Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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