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Columbia, SC vs Bloomington, MN

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- Bloomington has 31.4% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Bloomington has 8.3% less Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bloomington scores 8.3% worse than Columbia
 Columbia, SCBloomington, MNUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3138
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8272443
Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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