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Highlands, NC vs Bakersville, NC

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- Bakersville has 35.0% less rainy days than Highlands.
- Bakersville has 3.3% less Sunny Days than Highlands.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersville scores 4.2% better than Highlands
 Highlands, NCBakersville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock127106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock24702443
Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 5 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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Reviews for Bakersville    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We lived in the outskirts of Bakersville, NC for six years and found that the people were very nice. However, they did not like outsiders and although everyone invites  More

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