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Gaithersburg, MD vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale has 75.1% less rainy days than Gaithersburg.
- Scottsdale has 48.0% more Sunny Days than Gaithersburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 0.0% worse than Gaithersburg
 Gaithersburg, MDScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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