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Medford, MA vs Northampton, MA

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Highlights
- Northampton has 2.5% less rainy days than Medford.
- Northampton has 6.0% less Sunny Days than Medford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Northampton scores 1.4% worse than Medford
Climate
 Medford, MANorthampton, MAUnited States
 Rainfall484738
 Snowfall524128
 Precipitation134117106
 Sunny201189205
 Avg. July High828286
 Avg. Jan. Low191222
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.96.87
 UV Index3.53.34.3
 Elevation162492443

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Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews
Pattie · Medford, MA
Still Affordable
Over 10 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Pattie · Medford, MA
Medford MA
Over 17 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews
sara · Northampton, MA
Northampton is a one of a kind place to live.
Over 6 years ago

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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Yvonne · Goshen, MA
Pricey housing and long winters, but a pretty good
Over 9 years ago

The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Russell · West Springfield, MA
Small city with so much culture
Over 16 years ago

Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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01060 01062 01053 01063
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