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Columbia, MD vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa has 15.1% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Santa Rosa has 20.8% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Rosa scores 13.7% better than Columbia
 Columbia, MDSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock76106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1642443
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 Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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