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Hickory, NC vs Wausau, WI

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- Wausau has 28.3% less rainy days than Hickory.
- Wausau has 11.4% less Sunny Days than Hickory.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wausau scores 18.4% worse than Hickory
 Hickory, NCWausau, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3238
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock126106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12042443
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 Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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