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Lancaster, CA vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg has 448.1% more rainy days than Lancaster.
- Gaithersburg has 28.1% less Sunny Days than Lancaster.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gaithersburg scores 8.8% worse than Lancaster
 Lancaster, CAGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4238
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock113106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5022443
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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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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