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Charleston, SC vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma has 15.3% less rainy days than Charleston.
- Tacoma has 32.5% less Sunny Days than Charleston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tacoma scores 2.8% better than Charleston
 Charleston, SCTacoma, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock154106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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