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Columbia, MD vs Maricopa, AZ

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Highlights
- Maricopa has 81.6% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Maricopa has 39.6% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Maricopa scores 1.4% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MDMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock28106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11752443
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 Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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