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College Park, MD vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia has 4.7% more rainy days than College Park.
- Columbia has 2.4% more Sunny Days than College Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 0.0% worse than College Park
 College Park, MDColumbia, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for College Park    1 Reviews

There are a lot of options for students who want to live near campus. Closer to campus is definitely the most expensive area, around 800-1200 per month. There are a lot  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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