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Columbia, MD vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem has 0.2% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Salem has 27.4% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Salem scores 1.4% better than Columbia

Climate
 Columbia, MDSalem, ORUnited States
 Rainfall454538
 Snowfall17428
 Precipitation114152106
 Sunny212154205
 Avg. July High888186
 Avg. Jan. Low243522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.37.47
 UV Index3.92.94.3
 Elevation4041572443

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 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 Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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