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Washington, DC vs Wilmington, NC

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- Wilmington has 33.7% more rainy days than Washington.
- Wilmington has 6.4% more Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wilmington scores 0.0% worse than Washington
 Washington, DCWilmington, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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