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Houston, TX vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville has 17.5% less rainy days than Houston.
- Asheville has 3.9% more Sunny Days than Houston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Asheville scores 15.2% better than Houston
 Houston, TXAsheville, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock118106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low43  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index6.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock21292443
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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