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Washington, DC vs Waltham, MA

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- Waltham has 10.2% more rainy days than Washington.
- Waltham has 3.0% less Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Waltham scores 5.5% worse than Washington
 Washington, DCWaltham, MAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock131106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock662443
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 Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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