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Lancaster, PA vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia has 5.6% more rainy days than Lancaster.
- Columbia has 5.0% more Sunny Days than Lancaster.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 1.4% better than Lancaster

Climate
 Lancaster, PAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Rainfall434538
 Snowfall201728
 Precipitation122114106
 Sunny202212205
 Avg. July High858886
 Avg. Jan. Low212422
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.27.37
 UV Index3.83.94.3
 Elevation3614042443

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 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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ZIPS IN LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
17603 17602
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MARYLAND
21044 21045 21046 21029

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