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Ellicott City, MD vs Santa Clara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Clara has 65.9% less rainy days than Ellicott City.
- Santa Clara has 26.7% more Sunny Days than Ellicott City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Clara scores 20.5% better than Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall18  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 12 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 18 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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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