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Charleston, SC vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster has 11.8% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Lancaster has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lancaster scores 0.0% worse than Charleston
 Charleston, SCLancaster, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3612443
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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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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