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Raleigh, NC vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette has 17.2% less rainy days than Raleigh.
- West Lafayette has 13.1% less Sunny Days than Raleigh.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, West Lafayette scores 6.7% worse than Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Rainfall463838
 Snowfall41928
 Precipitation108120106
 Sunny213185205
 Avg. July High908686
 Avg. Jan. Low301722
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.577
 UV Index4.93.94.3
 Elevation3156102443
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 10 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 13 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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