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Tampa, FL vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia has 11.1% less rainy days than Tampa.
- Columbia has 13.8% less Sunny Days than Tampa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Columbia scores 7.4% better than Tampa
 Tampa, FLColumbia, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low52  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 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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