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Hickory, NC vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata has 1.5% less rainy days than Hickory.
- La Plata has 2.9% less Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, La Plata scores 1.3% worse than Hickory
 Hickory, NCLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8686
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1872443
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 La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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