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Salem, MA vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia has 4.9% less rainy days than Salem.
- Columbia has 7.1% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 5.8% better than Salem
 Salem, MAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall42  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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