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Hickory, NC vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest has 88.1% less rainy days than Hickory.
- Ridgecrest has 32.9% more Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 2.6% better than Hickory
 Hickory, NCRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
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 Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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