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Waterville, ME vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle has 15.2% less rainy days than Waterville.
- Seattle has 22.4% less Sunny Days than Waterville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Seattle scores 17.2% better than Waterville
 Waterville, MESeattle, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock155106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low8  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index2.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1772443
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 12 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 12 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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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