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Columbia, MD vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City has 0.4% more rainy days than Columbia.
- Ellicott City has 2.8% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ellicott City scores 0.0% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MDEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1542443
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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Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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