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Bethesda, MD vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette has 11.2% less rainy days than Bethesda.
- West Lafayette has 6.1% less Sunny Days than Bethesda.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Lafayette scores 4.1% worse than Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6102443
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 West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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