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Bristol, VA vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Bethesda has 3.2% less rainy days than Bristol.
- Bethesda has 3.4% less Sunny Days than Bristol.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bethesda scores 1.4% worse than Bristol
 Bristol, VABethesda, MDUnited States
 Rainfall444338
 Snowfall121728
 Precipitation134114106
 Sunny204197205
 Avg. July High858786
 Avg. Jan. Low242522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.47.37
 UV Index4.54.14.3
 Elevation16803182443
Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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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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