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Washington, DC vs Athens, OH

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Highlights
- Athens has 9.2% less rainy days than Washington.
- Athens has 16.3% less Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Athens scores 1.4% worse than Washington
 Washington, DCAthens, OHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7182443
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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