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Columbia, MD vs Happy Valley, OR

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- Happy Valley has 6.9% more rainy days than Columbia.
- Happy Valley has 33.0% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Happy Valley scores 2.7% better than Columbia
 Columbia, MDHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock156106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5022443
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 Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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