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Chester, VA vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus has 11.0% less rainy days than Chester.
- Columbus has 13.2% less Sunny Days than Chester.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbus scores 4.1% worse than Chester
 Chester, VAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall7  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock130106
 Sunny205  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7812443
Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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