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Columbia, MD vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- Washington has 3.8% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Washington has 4.2% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Washington scores 0.0% worse than Columbia

Climate
 Columbia, MDWashington, DCUnited States
 Rainfall454338
 Snowfall171428
 Precipitation114114106
 Sunny212203205
 Avg. July High888986
 Avg. Jan. Low242722
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.37.37
 UV Index3.94.14.3
 Elevation404232443

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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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029
ZIPS IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20011, 20002, 20019, 20020, 20009, 20001, 20032, 20016, 20010, 20003, 45 total

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