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Hickory, NC vs Colton, CA

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- Colton has 73.0% less rainy days than Hickory.
- Colton has 33.8% more Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Colton scores 13.2% better than Hickory
 Hickory, NCColton, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.67
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock10042443
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 Colton    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

My husband and I moved from Baltimore/D.C. a year and a half ago. Even with owning a home back east sticker shock set in here. We bought a home in Colton verses what  More

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My husband and I moved to California 18 months ago from the east coast. Intially we weren't considering Colton to buy our second home but after months of looking in  More

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