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Asheville, NC vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton has 7.8% less rainy days than Asheville.
- Scranton has 17.9% less Sunny Days than Asheville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scranton scores 10.5% worse than Asheville
Climate
 Asheville, NCScranton, PAUnited States
 Rainfall444038
 Snowfall104128
 Precipitation118131106
 Sunny212174205
 Avg. July High848286
 Avg. Jan. Low251622
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.66.87
 UV Index4.83.64.3
 Elevation21297452443

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews
Matt · Canton, NC
Once a good city, now a place one should avoid.
Over 2 years ago

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 
What happened to Asheville?
Over 3 years ago

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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Jeff · Socastee, SC
Not what is appears to be
Over 3 years ago

This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews
adrian · Dickson City, PA
Good place to retire. Low crime and cheap.
Over 5 years ago

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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Colin · Scranton, PA
NORTH SCRANTON IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE IN NEPA!!!
Over 9 years ago

LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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Liz · Scranton, PA
SCRANTON LIVING IS AWESOME
Over 10 years ago

I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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ZIPS IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28806 28803 28715 28804 28704 28805 28801
ZIPS IN SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
18504 18505 18510 18509 18508 18503
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