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Columbia, MD vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester has 25.8% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Rochester has 22.2% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 9.6% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MDRochester, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5052443
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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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