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Columbia, MO vs Bismarck, ND

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Highlights
- Bismarck has 58.0% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Bismarck has 5.2% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bismarck scores 9.7% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MOBismarck, NDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock87106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16962443
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  More

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