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Greenville, NC vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands has 66.1% more rainy days than Greenville.
- Highlands has 0.9% less Sunny Days than Greenville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 4.1% worse than Greenville
 Greenville, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8138
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny213  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low33  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock38322443
Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 9 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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