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Columbia, MO vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison has 18.1% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Madison has 2.6% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Madison scores 6.9% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, MOMadison, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny192  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8732443
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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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