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Highlands, NC vs Newland, NC

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- Newland has 33.3% less rainy days than Highlands.
- Newland has 4.3% less Sunny Days than Highlands.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Newland scores 2.8% worse than Highlands
 Highlands, NCNewland, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5438
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock140106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock36122443
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 Newland    1 Reviews

We’ve owned a mountain property in Newland, NC for around 4 years now. We bought in the same resort community that our parents bought a second home in only a couple  More

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