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Highlands, NC vs Menlo Park, CA

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- Menlo Park has 78.9% less rainy days than Highlands.
- Menlo Park has 20.9% more Sunny Days than Highlands.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Menlo Park scores 23.9% better than Highlands
 Highlands, NCMenlo Park, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock61106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
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 Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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