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Waterville, ME vs Bow, NH

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Highlights
- Bow has 2.9% more rainy days than Waterville.
- Bow has 1.5% more Sunny Days than Waterville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bow scores 1.6% better than Waterville
 Waterville, MEBow, NHUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock133106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6072443
Reviews for Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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Reviews for Bow    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

NH in general and Bow specifically is the last place you want to live. The taxes are extremely high and you get nothing for them. Like all of NH every little town has  More

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After spending 20 years in the USAF, I was very happy to relocate to Bow, NH. I evaluated all the places I could live in the world, and settled on Bow for numerous  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great place to raise a family .One of the best school systems in NH.Nice country setting but not far away from the capitol. A hour away from the beach or the  More

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