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Bowie, MD vs Long Beach, CA

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- Long Beach has 68.9% less rainy days than Bowie.
- Long Beach has 42.8% more Sunny Days than Bowie.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Long Beach scores 25.7% better than Bowie
 Bowie, MDLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 11 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 14 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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