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Columbia, SC vs Long Beach, CA

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- Long Beach has 70.1% less rainy days than Columbia.
- Long Beach has 32.3% more Sunny Days than Columbia.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Long Beach scores 29.2% better than Columbia
 Columbia, SCLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low35  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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