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Leland, NC vs Highlands, NC

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- Highlands has 40.0% more rainy days than Leland.
- Highlands has 0.0% more Sunny Days than Leland.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Highlands scores 2.7% worse than Leland
 Leland, NCHighlands, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock8138
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock149106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index4.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock38322443
Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 3 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 11 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  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 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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