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Radford, VA vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda has 12.1% more rainy days than Radford.
- Bethesda has 5.7% less Sunny Days than Radford.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bethesda scores 0.0% worse than Radford
 Radford, VABethesda, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny209  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low21  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3182443
Reviews for Radford    1 Reviews

Pretty nice place to live. There's not a lot of income here, or jobs, so commuting to Blacksburg to make some money might be your best option. Lots of beautiful city  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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