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Ellicott City, MD vs Phoenix, AZ

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- Phoenix has 79.6% less rainy days than Ellicott City.
- Phoenix has 45.1% more Sunny Days than Ellicott City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Phoenix scores 0.0% worse than Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall18  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock33106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10862443
Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 2 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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