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Hickory, NC vs Corning, NY

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- Corning has 22.6% less rainy days than Hickory.
- Corning has 19.0% less Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Corning scores 14.5% worse than Hickory
 Hickory, NCCorning, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock138106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock9322443
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 Corning    4 Reviews

Corning NY is a scenic town and one that I enjoy living in. I graduated from college an hour west of Corning so friends and I frequented Corning often. It is a nice  More

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Over 15 years ago

Corning is a nice area in which to live. Unfortunately for me, I am single and the taxes are too high. I am sick of all the salt they put on the roads in winter. For  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have been in Corning for almost a year and I am counting the days until I can go home to Georgia! The people are rude and arrogant. The schools are way over  More

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