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Columbia, MD vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale has 65.8% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Sunnyvale has 22.6% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sunnyvale scores 20.5% better than Columbia
 Columbia, MDSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1252443
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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