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Highlands, NC vs Madison, WI

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- Madison has 55.4% less rainy days than Highlands.
- Madison has 11.4% less Sunny Days than Highlands.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Madison scores 5.6% worse than Highlands
 Highlands, NCMadison, WIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3638
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.77
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8732443
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 4 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 14 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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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