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Hickory, NC vs Chicago, IL

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- Chicago has 15.5% less rainy days than Hickory.
- Chicago has 10.0% less Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chicago scores 7.9% worse than Hickory
 Hickory, NCChicago, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3838
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock125106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5872443
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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