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Medford, MA vs Tacoma, WA

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- Tacoma has 14.8% less rainy days than Medford.
- Tacoma has 29.9% less Sunny Days than Medford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Tacoma scores 7.2% better than Medford
 Medford, MATacoma, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4138
 Snowfall52  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock154106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2492443
Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 11 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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Over 18 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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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