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Columbia, MD vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa has 73.1% less rainy days than Columbia.
- La Mesa has 23.1% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, La Mesa scores 26.0% better than Columbia
 Columbia, MDLa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5282443
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 La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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