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Highlands, NC vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington has 28.4% less rainy days than Highlands.
- Wilmington has 2.4% more Sunny Days than Highlands.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Wilmington scores 2.8% better than Highlands
 Highlands, NCWilmington, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall11  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low25  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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