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Bethesda, MD vs Winnetka, IL

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Highlights
- Winnetka has 14.8% less rainy days than Bethesda.
- Winnetka has 4.6% less Sunny Days than Bethesda.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Winnetka scores 5.5% worse than Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDWinnetka, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6532443
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 Winnetka    2 Reviews

Having had children attend both public and private schools. I would say the private schools are better. While the public schools are fine, there isn't any way to measure  More

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This idyllic, leafy, close-in suburb north of Chicago comes straight out of a Frank Capra (or John Hughes - see Home Alone for a view of the housing stock and  More

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