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Cambridge, MA vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- Charleston has 0.6% more rainy days than Cambridge.
- Charleston has 4.0% more Sunny Days than Cambridge.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Charleston scores 4.3% better than Cambridge
 Cambridge, MACharleston, SCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall50  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock102443
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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