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Palm Springs, CA vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City has 769.2% more rainy days than Palm Springs.
- Ellicott City has 23.4% less Sunny Days than Palm Springs.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ellicott City scores 1.4% worse than Palm Springs
 Palm Springs, CAEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny269  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1542443
Reviews for Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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