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Highlands, NC vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista has 81.2% less rainy days than Highlands.
- Sierra Vista has 34.6% more Sunny Days than Highlands.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sierra Vista scores 18.3% better than Highlands
 Highlands, NCSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock53106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46322443
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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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