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Knoxville, TN vs Highlands, NC

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Highlights
- Highlands has 60.8% more rainy days than Knoxville.
- Highlands has 3.4% more Sunny Days than Knoxville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 4.1% worse than Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall508138
 Snowfall61128
 Precipitation127149106
 Sunny204211205
 Avg. July High887886
 Avg. Jan. Low282522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.47.17
 UV Index4.64.44.3
 Elevation90638322443
Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  More

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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 3 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 13 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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