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Asheville, NC vs Silver City, NM

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- Silver City has 60.4% less rainy days than Asheville.
- Silver City has 39.2% more Sunny Days than Asheville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Silver City scores 6.6% better than Asheville
 Asheville, NCSilver City, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny212  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock59352443
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

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 · 

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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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 Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 2 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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