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Northampton, MA vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus has 15.2% less rainy days than Northampton.
- Columbus has 5.8% less Sunny Days than Northampton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbus scores 4.4% better than Northampton
 Northampton, MAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock130106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7812443
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

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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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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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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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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