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Charleston, SC vs Ocean City, MD

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Highlights
- Ocean City has 8.9% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Ocean City has 1.9% less Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ocean City scores 2.8% better than Charleston
 Charleston, SCOcean City, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
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 Ocean City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The town itself if quaint but typically coastal. In high season you will crawl from traffic light to traffic light. Maybe place to be single but don't grow old alone.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Not that bad at all. My family stays here every summer, and we have no problems. The crime rating is only a 10 because the boardwalk gets a lot of petty theft and drunk  More

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Over 12 years ago

Crime here really isnt a 10. The boardwalk gets a lot of drunk people and petty theft during the summer, and that skews the results. Ive stayed here in OC every summer  More

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