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Cranston, RI vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia has 8.2% less rainy days than Cranston.
- Columbia has 4.4% more Sunny Days than Cranston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 2.8% better than Cranston
 Cranston, RIColumbia, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low20  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Cranston    6 Reviews

Cranston is a fine place to live with a great range of home prices and rents. Good schools, culture, recreation, and located close enough and far away enough from  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life and i have something to say its one of the safest and relaxing place to live. we have one of the best education system in New  More

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Over 18 years ago

Public Transportation is scary here. The state is built for people that only own cars. There are so many places that don't have a bus line to get to. Limiting people  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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