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Washington, DC vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin has 19.4% less rainy days than Washington.
- Austin has 12.3% more Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 2.7% worse than Washington
 Washington, DCAustin, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock79106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
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 Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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