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Hickory, NC vs Santa Clara, CA

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- Santa Clara has 65.9% less rainy days than Hickory.
- Santa Clara has 24.3% more Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Clara scores 15.8% better than Hickory
 Hickory, NCSanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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