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Columbia, MD vs Urbandale, IA

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- Urbandale has 20.2% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Urbandale has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Urbandale scores 5.5% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MDUrbandale, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall17  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9422443
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 Urbandale    1 Reviews

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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