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Highlands, NC vs Truckee, CA

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- Truckee has 61.3% less rainy days than Highlands.
- Truckee has 16.1% more Sunny Days than Highlands.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Truckee scores 9.9% worse than Highlands
 Highlands, NCTruckee, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3138
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58172443
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 Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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