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Columbia, MD vs Rapid City, SD

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Highlights
- Rapid City has 59.6% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Rapid City has 6.6% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rapid City scores 4.1% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MDRapid City, SDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock85106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32412443
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 Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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