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Columbia, MD vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 33.8% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Petaluma has 22.6% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 15.1% better than Columbia
 Columbia, MDPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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