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Kihei, HI vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia has 196.1% more rainy days than Kihei.
- Columbia has 23.2% less Sunny Days than Kihei.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 18.0% worse than Kihei
 Kihei, HIColumbia, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny276  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low64  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index9.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Kihei    6 Reviews

I live in Kihei, on the sunny South West shore of the island of Maui. Do not believe all the rubbish you hear about Hawaii being an expensive place to live. Much  More

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Over 17 years ago

we have lived here for over 20 years, raised our kids and really enjoyed living here. the cost of living here has gone out of control. we are retiring soon and plan to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hawaii is a wonderful state to live in for many reasons. We have wonderful weather (no need for those winter clothes!!) which is great for outdoors most of the year.   More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 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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