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Galveston, TX vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond has 10.5% less rainy days than Galveston.
- Richmond has 3.4% more Sunny Days than Galveston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Richmond scores 9.0% better than Galveston
 Galveston, TXRichmond, VAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock112106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low46  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2102443
Reviews for Galveston    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Your intro page for Galveston, Texas shows the location as: Location: Southeast Texas, 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast I'd like to let you know that Galveston (not  More

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Galveston is one of the friendliest, relaxing invigorating places my family and I have visited. My children love this island, and we are considering moving here.  More

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I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen the  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 5 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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