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Columbus, OH vs Monterey, CA

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- Monterey has 54.2% less rainy days than Columbus.
- Monterey has 50.0% more Sunny Days than Columbus.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 16.9% better than Columbus
 Columbus, OHMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny178  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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