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Harrisburg, NC vs Asheville, NC

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- Asheville has 0.7% more rainy days than Harrisburg.
- Asheville has 1.9% less Sunny Days than Harrisburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Asheville scores 1.3% better than Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, NCAsheville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock118106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21292443
Reviews for Harrisburg    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Harrisburg, NC since 2002. I moved here from a suburb of Detroit. I wanted to live in an area that was close to Charlotte, but still had a small town  More

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Over 14 years ago

great pricing on homes here.  More

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Over 18 years ago

You are only bored if you are boring. If you can't find anything to do this close to Charlotte...you have  More

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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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